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Gordon Wood's Enduring Defense of the American Revolution

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Reason · Jun 11

Anatomy of a speech: how does a Republican leader say no to Trump?

South Carolina’s state senate majority leader offered a nuanced case for rejecting Trump’s redistricting demands

The Guardian - US · May 14

South Carolina Senate protects nearly all monuments and bans adding QR codes to statues

The South Carolina Senate has approved a proposal to protect nearly every historic statue, monument, and building name from changes or removal

The Independent UK · Apr 15

Scholar’s new rap album seeks to turn the tables on the ‘masters’ from the Old South

Usually when a rap artist comes out with a new album, it’s released by a record label as part of their career as an entertainer. For Dr. A.D. Carson, a professor of hip-hop at the University of Virginia, his latest album – “Owning My Masters (Mastered): The Rhetorics of Rhymes…

The Conversation · Oct 30, 2024

Abraham Lincoln vs John Calhoun: the original deepfake photo of a US president

This iconic 1865 portrait of Abraham Lincoln was actually a doctored image of slavery advocate John Calhoun

Digital Camera World · Jul 4, 2024

Nikki Haley’s comment on the US civil war was no gaffe

When asked about the cause of the civil war, she failed to mention slavery once. That is no surprise

The Guardian - US · Jan 1, 2024

Savannah picks emancipated Black woman to replace name of slavery advocate on historic square

Leaders of Georgia's oldest city have made history by voting to name one of Savannah's treasured downtown squares for a Black woman who taught formerly enslaved people to read and write

The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2023

Savannah considers Black people and women for city square to replace name of slavery advocate

The historic downtown of Savannah, Georgia, boasts nearly two dozen public squares

The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2023

945 state legislative special elections since 2010

Welcome to the Wednesday, July 19, Brew. 

Ballotpedia · Jul 19, 2023

US Vice-President Kamala Harris makes history with tiebreaking votes in Senate

NEW DELHI: Vice-President Kamala Harris made history again on Wednesday when she cast her 31st tiebreaking vote in the US Senate, tying the record set by John C Calhoun. Harris already holds the distinction of being the first woman/person of colour to serve as the US vice-president.

The Times of India · Jul 13, 2023