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Emphasizing American Ideals When Teaching History
Ian Rowe offers helpful ideas for teaching American history. On September 12, 1962, Martin Luther King Jr. spoke at the request of the New York Civil War Centennial Commission at…
Emancipation Proclamation
executive order issued by president Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863 that freed southern slaves
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Democrats Want Biden to Rule by Edict
David Catron of the American Spectator highlights Democrats’ growing disinterest in the democratic process. For a sense of how alarmed House Democrats are about the upcoming midterms, consider what they…
Education
Campus cancelers turn on Lincoln
Jonathan Turley documents a disturbing development at Wisconsin’s flagship public university. We previously discussed the effort at the University of Wisconsin-Madison to have the famous statue of Abraham Lincoln removed…
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NY Times joins Democratic Party in dissing Mount Rushmore
Josh Christenson writes for the Washington Free Beacon about the latest attack on one of America’s most well-loved monuments. Ahead of President Donald Trump’s Friday visit to Mount Rushmore the…
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A plea to protect the Emancipation Memorial
Jack Butler explains at National Review Online why one particular D.C. statue deserves to be spared by the mob. In a quiet, tree-lined area about a mile from the U.S.…
Education
The cost of civic illiteracy
Eric Bledsoe of the American Council of Trustees and Alumni ponders the price tag associated with civic illiteracy in the United States. He shares his findings with Washington Examiner readers.…
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‘Road to Freedom’ Emancipation Proclamation event
The Durham GOP is sponsoring an event celebrating the Emancipation Proclamation on Sunday, June 2, in Raleigh. The event will be held at 2 p.m. at the NC Museum of…
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‘Road to Freedom’ Emancipation Proclamation event
The Durham GOP is sponsoring an event celebrating the Emancipation Proclamation on Sunday, June 2, in Raleigh. The event will be held at 2 p.m. at the NC Museum of…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Murdock takes Republicans to task on spending restraint
Deroy Murdock‘s latest column urges congressional Republicans to get serious about putting forward plans to address the federal government’s overspending problem. These constant, French Army–style retreats are beyond maddening, especially…
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Richard Brookhiser
Every once in a while I run across a sentence that stops me dead. It is so eloquent, so well-crafted, so meaningful, so emotional that I have to read it…
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Buncombe County School blocks talk by black Southern rights activist
Agree with him or disagree, but H.K. Edgerton is a living, breathing North Carolina treasure. And if you?re on Long Shoals Road in Asheville anytime soon, don?t be surprised if…