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Death of the Southern God

Posted on 6 February, 20119 February, 2011 by Ann Hendon

by Mark Douglas Suddenly, they never mentioned the God of slavery again. The Great Hush. SHHHHH — We don’t talk about that God anymore. Can you kill a God? No.  […]

Posted in History Tagged Christianity, Civil War, Slavery, US History 1 Comment

The Untold History of Nullification: Resisting Slavery

Posted on 17 May, 2010 by Ann Hendon

by Derek Sheriff LAST DECEMBER, when Tennessee Rep. Susan Lynn, R-Mount Juliet, said she would introduce legislation which would declare null and void any federal law the state deems unconstitutional, […]

Posted in African-Americans Tagged African-Americans, Federal government, Slavery, States' rights, Tea parties, Tenth Amendment, US Constitution 3 Comments

The Calamity of Appomattox

Posted on 29 April, 2010 by Ann Hendon

by H.L. Mencken The American Mercury, September 1930 NO AMERICAN historian, so far as I know, has ever tried to work out the probable consequences if Grant instead of Lee […]

Posted in Vintage Mencken Tagged Civil War, Confederacy, H.L. Mencken, Satire, Slavery 3 Comments

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