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Thursday, May 31, 2018

Mississippi’s Readmission to the Union, With Conditions

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This post is number fifty-one in a historical series discussing Mississippi’s Whig/Republican governor and senator, James Alcorn, followin...
Saturday, February 3, 2018

They Gulped the Blood and Gobbled the Flesh...

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A post in the “Skewing Southern History Series” It’s been a while since I’ve posted, but I’d become strained doing too many things at on...
Monday, September 11, 2017

The Selection of Hiram Revels to the U. S. Senate

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This post is number fifty in a historical series discussing Mississippi’s Whig/Republican governor and senator, James Alcorn, following the...
Sunday, May 7, 2017

Mississippi’s Final Stretch for Reentry into a Union She Supposedly Never Left

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This post is number forty-nine in a historical series discussing Mississippi’s Whig/Republican governor and senator, James Alcorn, followin...
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Wednesday, March 22, 2017

Myths: The Union, The War, and The Lost Cause

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This is my second post prompted by the application of the Lost Cause myth to the Newt Knight/Free State of Jones legend recently claimed by...
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Monday, March 6, 2017

It’s Not Whether Newton Knight was a Traitor and a Criminal. His Threat Lies in the Spin

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Almost a year ago now, when a Google+ follower asked for my opinion on the then upcoming Gary Ross’ movie based on Newt Knight and the free...
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Monday, February 20, 2017

Southern Whiggery and Southern States

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This is post number eight in a series detailing Southern Whiggery. See the sidebar for earlier posts. ____________________________________...
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