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I’m not an editorialist by profession, but sometimes things get stuck in my craw and I have to spit them out. Maybe, they’re things that bother you too. Take a read and let me know - - - Jack@ConfederateStories.com

• Objectivist Themes in Reconstructed Yankee - Response to a review by John Stauffer and a commentary on politically correct racial stereotypes.



• The Wrong Question - Our current approach to understanding the causes of the Southern War for Independence misses the point - - - or is it set up to prosecute the victor’s agenda?



• John Harris Speech - It saved the vote on a Confederate memorial in 1890, but more remarkably, it was made by a black Republican legislator - - - and former slave!



• Forty Acres & A Mule - The urban legend has a basis in fact, but unfortunately the promise was unconstitutional and disingenuous.



• Alternative History Challenge - What does it take to write a “what if?” Departing from events means looking beyond the obvious.
  

	A Different Look at Consequences
		Consider the 14,000 partisan arrests and the closure of 300 newspapers. Freedom of speech and the press was suspended by the sole act of one President. How close did we come to permanent dictatorship? One of our Civil War legacies