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Statue of John C. Calhoun and spire of Emanuel AME church in Charleston.

The South Carolina Monument That Symbolizes Clashing Memories of Slavery

In Charleston, a monument to John C. Calhoun squares off against its symbolic rival, the steeple of Emanuel A.M.E. Church, where a white supremacist killed nine.

by Ethan J. Kytle, Blain Roberts via Zócalo Public Square on September 6, 2018

When the Fourth of July Was a Black Holiday

After the Civil War, African Americans in the South transformed Independence Day into a celebration of their newly won freedom.

by Ethan J. Kytle, Blain Roberts via The Atlantic on July 3, 2018

When the South Was the Most Progressive Region in America

Elections in the late 1860s gave birth to real, if short-lived, interracial democracy—the likes of which America had never seen.

by Ethan J. Kytle, Blain Roberts via The Atlantic on January 17, 2018

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