Civil War

Sarah McCammon / NPR

6:40am Aug 12, 2019

National National Politics & Government Religion

In Virginia, 2 Churches Feel The Aftermath Of Trump's Racist Rhetoric

by Sarah McCammon

Two small-town Virginia churches with the same name, but very different congregations, recently found themselves tangled in controversy related to the president's tweets.
Jonathan Wiggs / Boston Globe via Getty Images

4:29pm Jul 16, 2019

Politics & Government Politics & Government

With Latest Nativist Rhetoric, Trump Takes America Back To Where It Came From

by Ron Elving

By repeating that these immigrants are "not ... you," the president defined them as "the other" in stark terms. The battle lines could not be more clear in a conflict nearly as old as America itself.

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Hanover Square Press

11:49am Apr 11, 2019

National National Books Arts

In 'Freedom's Detective,' A Flawed But Remarkable Hiram Whitley Infiltrates The KKK

by Michael Schaub

Journalist Charles Lane's account is endlessly gripping — and he does an excellent job of placing the operation in historical context, chronicling racism and resentment in the South post-Civil War.
Penguin Press

2:04pm Apr 05, 2019

Books Books Arts

In 'What You Have Heard Is True,' A Poet Bears Witness To Devastating Civil War

by Craig Morgan Teicher

Though it took poet Carolyn Forché half a lifetime to fully share in a memoir what she saw during her time in El Salvador in the 1970s and the lessons learned, now is precisely when we need to see it.
9:25am Mar 12, 2019

Daily News Daily News Politics & Government

Confederate Statue In Winston-Salem Removed

by TOM FOREMAN Jr. and JONATHAN DREW, Associated Press

A North Carolina city removed a Confederate statue Tuesday from the grounds of an old courthouse, a rare move in a state where such monuments are largely protected by law.
11:25am Feb 01, 2019

Politics & Government Politics & Government

UPDATE: Winston-Salem Will Remove Controversial Confederate Statue, Denies Extension

by Keri Brown and Eddie Garcia
12:01am Jan 14, 2019

News News

Rally Draws Protesters And Supporters Of Confederate Statue In Winton-Salem

by Keri Brown

The icy weather didn’t keep away supporters and protestors of the Confederate monument in downtown Winston-Salem Sunday.

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4:14pm Dec 14, 2018

Daily News Daily News Education

UNC Board To Study What Do With "Silent Sam" Statue

by Associated Press

The board that oversees North Carolina's public university system will take more time to study what to do with a toppled confederate monument known as "Silent Sam."
AKUOT CHOL / Akuot Chol/AFP/Getty Images

10:29am Nov 08, 2018

World News World News

Will South Sudan's New Peace Agreement Hold This Time?

by Eyder Peralta

After years of devastating civil war and broken peace deals, South Sudan is at a crossroads again. While many displaced refugees are still afraid to return home, others see big reasons for hope.
Sam Mednick / AP

3:02pm Jul 05, 2018

World News World News Health & Safety

'Unimaginable' Suffering In South Sudan. Is There Any Hope?

by Joanne Lu

That's how the U.N. aid chief characterizes the situation. A cease-fire that could bring improvements was signed last week — and violated within hours.
Meredith Rizzo/NPR

11:34am Jun 20, 2018

National National Science Health & Safety

Civil War Battlefield 'Limb Pit' Reveals Work Of Combat Surgeons

by Christopher Joyce

Scientists have been analyzing bones first uncovered by a utility crew digging at the Manassas National Battlefield Park in Virginia. The remains provide insights into surgery during the Civil War.

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AP

7:15pm Mar 16, 2018

National National

Maryland Gets Closer To Retiring State Song That Calls Northerners 'Scum'

by Amy Held

"Maryland, My Maryland," written early in the Civil War, praises the Confederacy. State senators now have voted to reclassify the song as "historical."