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Leftist academics orchestrate smear of Texas history buff, paint an effort to highlight the state's slave history as the opposite
Leftist academics orchestrate smear of Texas history buff, paint an effort to highlight the state's slave history as the opposite
 
Few public figures, in the last half of the twentieth century, have commanded as much world-wide attention as the Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr.
Few public figures, in the last half of the twentieth century, have commanded as much world-wide attention as the Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr.
 
The U.S. Navy announced this week that it would be renaming a ship named for oceanographic pioneer Matthew Fontaine Maury because of Maury’s ties to the Confederacy during the later years of his life.
The U.S. Navy announced this week that it would be renaming a ship named for oceanographic pioneer Matthew Fontaine Maury because of Maury’s ties to the Confederacy during the later years of his life.
 
An interpreter for the Broadway show “The Lion King” is suing over his termination, claiming that he was fired because of his skin color.
An interpreter for the Broadway show “The Lion King” is suing over his termination, claiming that he was fired because of his skin color.
 
A long-time leader in national and North Carolina Republican politics has passed away. Dr. Ada Fisher served as the RNC’s Committeewoman for North Carolina for more than decade, elected in June of 2008 and re-elected in 2012. She died Friday October 7, 2022 at the age of 74.
A long-time leader in national and North Carolina Republican politics has passed away. Dr. Ada Fisher served as the RNC’s Committeewoman for North Carolina for more than decade, elected in June of 2008 and re-elected in 2012. She died Friday October 7, 2022 at the age of 74.
 
A Washington, D.C. neighborhood is attempting to rededicate an iconic street in the city’s Dupont Circle neighborhood in honor of the world’s first drag queen.
A Washington, D.C. neighborhood is attempting to rededicate an iconic street in the city’s Dupont Circle neighborhood in honor of the world’s first drag queen.
 
Imagine a room full of fresh-faced humanities graduate students tasked with answering this timeless question: “Why read literature?”
Imagine a room full of fresh-faced humanities graduate students tasked with answering this timeless question: “Why read literature?”
 
You surely recognize the name Frederick Douglass and know the major role he played in American history after escaping his enslavement in Maryland in 1838.
You surely recognize the name Frederick Douglass and know the major role he played in American history after escaping his enslavement in Maryland in 1838.
 
We have all seen the consistent destruction and looting that has been occurring in major cities in the name of Social Justice and fighting Racism.
We have all seen the consistent destruction and looting that has been occurring in major cities in the name of Social Justice and fighting Racism.
 
There is violence throughout our land, and most of it in the name of eradicating racism.
 
I don’t write much about what happens inside of the classroom simply because there is so little information about it
I don’t write much about what happens inside of the classroom simply because there is so little information about it
 
The term "birthright citizenship" refers to the idea that you can become a citizen of a country simply by being born there.
The term "birthright citizenship" refers to the idea that you can become a citizen of a country simply by being born there.
 
Today, President Donald J. Trump issued an Executive Grant of Clemency (Full Pardon) posthumously to John Arthur "Jack" Johnson, the first African American Heavyweight Champion of the World, for a Mann Act conviction that occurred during a period of racial tension more than a century ago.
Today, President Donald J. Trump issued an Executive Grant of Clemency (Full Pardon) posthumously to John Arthur "Jack" Johnson, the first African American Heavyweight Champion of the World, for a Mann Act conviction that occurred during a period of racial tension more than a century ago.
 
William Ellison Jr., born April Ellison, (c. April 1790 - December 5, 1861) was a cotton gin maker and blacksmith in South Carolina, a free Negro and former slave who achieved considerable success in business before the American Civil War.
William Ellison Jr., born April Ellison, (c. April 1790 - December 5, 1861) was a cotton gin maker and blacksmith in South Carolina, a free Negro and former slave who achieved considerable success in business before the American Civil War.
 
I am from Georgia and knew Jimmy Carter when he was Governor. He changed little upon moving to become President of this great nation.
I am from Georgia and knew Jimmy Carter when he was Governor. He changed little upon moving to become President of this great nation.
 
An amendment to replace the States' influence in the federal government since the 17th Amendment was adopted.
An amendment to replace the States' influence in the federal government since the 17th Amendment was adopted.
 
Yep. *The civil rights movement sure has come a long way.* Tim Scott, a black South Carolinian whose life epitomizes what MLK was talking about in his famous 1963 speech, is being attacked by one of the alleged heirs of King's legacy.
Yep. *The civil rights movement sure has come a long way.* Tim Scott, a black South Carolinian whose life epitomizes what MLK was talking about in his famous 1963 speech, is being attacked by one of the alleged heirs of King's legacy.
 
After the Civil War, former slaves were encouraged to participate in a free-labor economy. But much of the South lay in ruins. It was difficult to find work, much less start enterprising careers.
After the Civil War, former slaves were encouraged to participate in a free-labor economy. But much of the South lay in ruins. It was difficult to find work, much less start enterprising careers.
 
The 1669 act was an early regulation of marriage in Carolina. The statute was enacted by the Lords Proprietors, who governed according to the Charter of 1663 (above). image courtesy of the North Carolina Office of Archives and History, Raleigh, NC.
The 1669 act was an early regulation of marriage in Carolina. The statute was enacted by the Lords Proprietors, who governed according to the Charter of 1663 (above). image courtesy of the North Carolina Office of Archives and History, Raleigh, NC.
 
On Sunday, June 30, a group of 37 organizations representing the higher education establishment took out an ad in the New York Times to run a remarkable statement, "Diversity in Higher Education Remains an Essential National Priority."
On Sunday, June 30, a group of 37 organizations representing the higher education establishment took out an ad in the New York Times to run a remarkable statement, "Diversity in Higher Education Remains an Essential National Priority."
 
Governor Pat McCrory released the following statement today on the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, which is on display at the North Carolina Museum of History in Raleigh through June 16.
Governor Pat McCrory released the following statement today on the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, which is on display at the North Carolina Museum of History in Raleigh through June 16.
 
Let's recap. We have record unemployment, and one of the highest gas tax burdens in America.
 
History teaches us that the Ku Klux Klan was a violent organization aimed at terrorizing and intimidating former slaves. They operated as a secret society - a bunch of cowards with white gowns and masks, often carrying guns and a noose.
History teaches us that the Ku Klux Klan was a violent organization aimed at terrorizing and intimidating former slaves. They operated as a secret society - a bunch of cowards with white gowns and masks, often carrying guns and a noose.
 
"I have no separate feeling about being an American citizen and colored. I am merely a fragment of the Great Soul that surges within the boundaries. My country, right or wrong." -- Zora Neale Hurston.
"I have no separate feeling about being an American citizen and colored. I am merely a fragment of the Great Soul that surges within the boundaries. My country, right or wrong." -- Zora Neale Hurston.
 
As I observed yesterday, the new budget plan for 2012-13 contains many good provisions. I admit to being frustrated, however, at the unwillingness of conferees to include $10 million to compensate victims of North Carolina's forced-sterilization program.
As I observed yesterday, the new budget plan for 2012-13 contains many good provisions. I admit to being frustrated, however, at the unwillingness of conferees to include $10 million to compensate victims of North Carolina's forced-sterilization program.
 
In 1787, a group of brilliant Americans met in Philadelphia with the task of setting up a government to effectively manage a union of independent, and sovereign states.
In 1787, a group of brilliant Americans met in Philadelphia with the task of setting up a government to effectively manage a union of independent, and sovereign states.
 
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