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Wetumpka neo-confederate gathering shares “strategy” to “fight for our freedom”

The conference featured numerous speakers labeled by the Southern Poverty Law Center as extremists.

August 23, 2023

Let’s celebrate the real history of Jefferson Davis

Utilizing an army of poor men forced to fight, Davis engaged in a war in which hundreds of thousands died to protect slavery.

June 5, 2023

Happy Juneteenth

Liberation had finally reached the shores of Texas. The date June 19, 1865,became Juneteenth, the oldest annual Black freedom celebration in the United States.

June 19, 2022

The Battle of Gettysburg was fought 158 years ago

The battle was a Union victory and the major turning point in the Civil War.

July 2, 2021

Yes, Ivey’s “against trans athletes” ad is awful. It’s up to you to stop this

"Unless voters force candidates to focus on meaningful issues, we'll continue to get unqualified lawmakers who use division to win."

June 28, 2021

Sewell votes to make Juneteenth a federal holiday

The bill will now go to President Joe Biden’s desk to be signed into law.

June 17, 2021

Mo Brooks: Alabama legislators not “real Republicans” another civil war could be coming

Brooks told a GOP club that legislators didn't act like "real Republicans" in the last session, and he warned of a coming civil war.

June 11, 2021

In Alabama, why is cruelty always the choice?

"Time and again, instead of understanding, Alabama reaches for cruelty in an effort to chase away anyone that's different."

June 8, 2021

Today is Memorial Day

The federal and state holiday is set aside to remember the nearly 1.3 million Americans who have paid the ultimate price for our country.

May 31, 2021

Group threatens to turn stolen Jefferson Davis monument into toilet

A group claiming responsibility for the March theft of the chair from a Selma cemetery wants a banner hung to commemorate the South's surrender.

April 6, 2021