Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant declares April ‘Confederate Heritage Month’

Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant has declared April to be “Confederate Heritage Month.” Continue reading:  Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant declares April ‘Confederate Continue reading →

Texas school board rejects push to enlist academics to check textbooks for factual errors

Pro-science supporters rally prior to a State Board of Education public hearing on proposed new science textbooks., Tuesday, Sept. 17, Continue reading →

Understanding America

By Robert A. Vella The highly acclaimed historian and author Shelby Foote once noted that: “Any understanding of this nation Continue reading →

Head of Dept. of History at West Point destroys argument that Civil War wasn’t fought over slavery

. Colonel Ty Seidule is professor and Head of the Department of History at the United States Military Academy at Continue reading →

The South, Tea Party Republicans, stubbornly refuse to believe that Slavery caused the Civil War

Robert A. Vella No one should be surprised these days when Americans display their ignorance even on facts pertaining to Continue reading →

South Carolina’s Confederate flag is gone, but others remain

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The Confederate battle flag no longer flies at South Carolina’s Statehouse, now relegated to a room Continue reading →

American History: Religion and the Civil War (VIDEO)

Professor Allen Guelzo talked about the Civil War and whether the conflict brought an end to the dominance of religion Continue reading →

The Men Behind President Lincoln’s Assassination

The most infamous conspiracy in American history, the assassination of President Lincoln, was actually John Wilkes Booth’s “plan B.” With Continue reading →