#Confederacy

Livia

LiviaBellona

In light of Michigan @DaleZornSenate's recent donning of a Confederate flag mask, I decided to do some Resistance Genealogy inspired by @CleverTitleTK. (In case you hadn't heard, this gent from

Tomi T Ahonen of the Smile Police

tomiahonen

This is the last weekend of the Trump AdministrationWe are likely to see protests - possibly riots - in various State capitals & possibly DC. They will be REMARKABLY MUTED

Anosognosiogenesis

pookleblinky

The historical precedents to get an idea of the amount of effort necessary to actually *attempt* to repudiate virulent racism and fascism, are American Reconstruction and the denazification of Germany.Hint:

Strong at the Broken Places

PolitikMasFina

Hi I’m a Tennessean. My ancestors were relatively poor, owned slaves and the ones who didn’t were also dangerous racists. They died in the confederate army and their kids joined

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SomeBitchIKnow

Chloe, the entirety of history was built by nations conquering nations. Tough shit.The Seven Years War in the mid 1700s saw many tribes forming alliances with the French against the

Nelini Stamp 🐺🐜

NelStamp

Trump didn’t concede he said they certified the election results. He still said that electoral reform is needed (what he means is mass voter suppression) and said that all of

InnerStation

StationInner

Alexander II, the Tsar-Liberator, was the only constant friend the Union had from start to finish during the Civil War, while liberal heroes like Gladstone waxed poetic about magnolias and

fighting the forever coup

benFranklin2018

Why is everyone mad at Pelosi and Schumer? They did a great job inflicting meaningful consequences on Trump, saved ordinary people from poverty during the coronavirus , bravely called out

Sean Keenan

ThatSeanKeenan

It's a quiet morning in downtown Stone Mountain... so far. A few dozen anti-racist demonstrators (Antifa, FLOWER, etc.), some armed with assault rifles, are congregating near the center of downtown

Christian McWhirter

CLMcWhirter

I used to walk by this statue a lot and always thought it was weird that there was a monument to Pike in DC, not just because he was a

Jared Yates Sexton

JYSexton

All right.Let's talk about how the Confederacy survived the Civil War, was absorbed into our culture, laws, and politics, and remains an everpresent threat we must destroy.I didn't know any

Meg seanchaibeag

seanchaibeag

This natural formation is popularly known as “the largest piece of free standing granite in the world.” It’s called Stone Mountain, it’s located in the eponymous city of Stone Mountain,

Dylan Goforth

DGoforth918

We’re here. It’s a lot of people for 9:30. Still 9 1/2 hours before the rally starts Foreground, the confederacy. Background, #BlackLivesMatter #TrumpRallyTulsa “Send our warriors today lord,

carl tart

TartyNextDoor

Hey @OleMissRebels, it’s your 2019 Inaugural Homecoming King here, publicly announcing my refusal to come back to campus in any capacity if this shrine commemorating the confederacy is erected. The

Chris Towers

CTowersCBS

I mean, maybe your history and your statues are being destroyed. Mine sure aren't.https://twitter.com/BeatRicknFrank/status/1278707282373730305 The thing about studying history is, you lose those fuzzy notions pretty quickly you pick up

Mark Herring

MarkHerringVA

Yesterday I filed a brief explaining why @GovernorVA can and should remove the state-owned Lee Monument. The case will be heard tomorrow, so let me run you through some of

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