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Writer sheds light on forgotten history of Chinese Americans in US Civil War

Chinese Americans have a long and varied military history dating back 200 years on US battlefields, working alongside Americans, fearlessly running into the fray as muskets and cannons fired, and some losing their lives. While the efforts of those who served in World War II are widely known, the stories of the estimated 74 Chinese men who served in the …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

6 ex-officers who pleaded guilty in ‘Goon Squad’ torture of 2 Black men sentenced in state court

CNN

Brandon, Mississippi CNN — Six former Mississippi law enforcement officers who abused two Black men for hours were sentenced in state court Wednesday to 15 to 45 years in prison. I just didn’t die.” Eddie Terrell Parker, right, and his friend Michael Corey Jenkins react during Wednesday's sentencing hearing for six former Mississippi law enforcement officers who abused them for …

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1 year, 1 month ago

As Groundwater Dwindles, Powerful Players Block Change

New York Times

Here are some of the people fighting efforts to conserve a vital resource that’s disappearing across the United States. Matthew Hamon for The New York Times Montana has declared this area a “closed basin,” meaning there isn’t enough surface water, like rivers and lakes, for new users. Groundwater level change, 2002–22 –80 ft. –60 –40 –20 0 +20 District 4 …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Opinion: Why March 2 is the true birthday of modern America

LA Times

Crews work to remove one of the country’s largest monuments to the Confederacy, a towering statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee on Monument Avenue in Richmond, Va., on Sept. 8, 2021. This was the day in 1867 when Congress overrode President Andrew Johnson’s veto of the first Reconstruction Act, which created a new republic by wiping out the governments of …

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2 years, 6 months ago

Trumpism without Trump: Maybe he's beginning to fade

Raw Story

Donald Trump's recent endorsement struggles in the weeks leading up to House Jan. 6 hearings have led to renewed speculation that the former president is losing his grip on the Republican Party. But let's put that in the proper context: Trump's oft-repeated Big Lie about the stolen 2020 election has been called the new "Lost Cause" but it's only one …

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2 years, 10 months ago

Abraham Lincoln 213th birth anniversary: Some inspiring quotes from the 16th US president

Firstpost

During his tenure as the president, Lincoln abolished slavery and kept the country united during the American Civil War The birth anniversary of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, falls today, 12 February. He is also known for issuing the Emancipation Declaration, which freed the slaves in the Confederate states rebelling against the US government in the …

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3 years, 1 month ago

Attorneys criticize jury selection in the trial of the men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery as court prepares for opening statements

CNN

CNN — Attorneys supporting Ahmaud Arbery’s family on Thursday denounced the jury selection process in the trial of the men accused of the Black man’s killing after only one Black juror was seated along with 11 White jurors. But McMichael’s law enforcement training – as well as that of Gregory McMichael, a former police officer and investigator for the local …

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3 years, 1 month ago

Op-Ed: As Confederate statues fall, build monuments to Black heroes at risk of being forgotten

LA Times

A few sites, like the National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, Ala., highlight some history of enslaved Africans and their descendants in the U.S. On the night of Jan. 8, 1811, a mixed-race man named Charles Deslondes led a group of people in an attack on a plantation owner in lower Louisiana that became the largest uprising of …

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4 years ago

‘We will exterminate you’: Proud Boys and other right-wing Trump diehards confront counter-protesters at Raleigh rally

Raw Story

A band of COVID deniers, neo-Confederates and pro-Trump diehards, augmented by a 50-strong Proud Boy security detail, marched around the Governor’s Mansion in downtown Raleigh on Saturday, firing up a far-right coalition to carry on the fight as their president faces the reality of leaving office. Exterminate you!” Bertino kicked off a chant of, “Fuck antifa.” Another Proud Boy wore …

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4 years, 2 months ago

MAGA caps and Confederate flags: The white men who 'can't be swayed' on support for Trump

The Independent

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Blue-collar men such as Bickley, Karr and their …

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4 years, 5 months ago

Trump’s stunning embrace of slavery’s symbols will backfire (opinion)

CNN

Editor’s Note: Frida Ghitis, a former CNN producer and correspondent, is a world affairs columnist. CNN — It’s a sight to behold: Donald Trump, the US President, rising up to protect the symbols of the most shameful parts of America’s past, punching back against his collapsing poll numbers with a new campaign aimed to appeal to his most racist supporters …

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4 years, 6 months ago

5 Years After Charleston Church Shooting, South Carolina Protects Racist Monuments

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING COLUMBIA, S.C. — Five years ago, after eight Black church members and their pastor were shot and killed in a racist attack, South Carolina came together and took down the Confederate flag from the Capitol lawn. He later became South Carolina’s governor and a U.S. senator, committed to destroying any rights Black people obtained after the Civil …

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4 years, 6 months ago

Statues became political lightning rods around the world

CNN

CNN — Statues are products of one era built to endure into others. ” But the governor of New York, Andrew Cuomo, has resisted the removal of the Columbus statue in Manhattan, saying he understood “the feelings about Christopher Columbus and some of his acts which nobody would support, but the statue has come to represent and signify appreciation for …

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4 years, 6 months ago

Nancy Pelosi Calls For Removing Confederate Statues From U.S. Capitol

Huff Post

ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON ― House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday called for “immediately” removing 11 Confederate statues from the U.S. Capitol, calling them “monuments to men who advocated cruelty and barbarism to achieve such a plainly racist end.” “Their statues pay homage to hate, not heritage,” the California Democrat said in a letter to the congressional panel with jurisdiction over …

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Writer sheds light on forgotten history of Chinese Americans in US Civil War

6 ex-officers who pleaded guilty in ‘Goon Squad’ torture of 2 Black men sentenced in state court

As Groundwater Dwindles, Powerful Players Block Change

Opinion: Why March 2 is the true birthday of modern America

Trumpism without Trump: Maybe he's beginning to fade

Abraham Lincoln 213th birth anniversary: Some inspiring quotes from the 16th US president

Attorneys criticize jury selection in the trial of the men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery as court prepares for opening statements

Op-Ed: As Confederate statues fall, build monuments to Black heroes at risk of being forgotten

‘We will exterminate you’: Proud Boys and other right-wing Trump diehards confront counter-protesters at Raleigh rally

MAGA caps and Confederate flags: The white men who 'can't be swayed' on support for Trump

Trump’s stunning embrace of slavery’s symbols will backfire (opinion)

5 Years After Charleston Church Shooting, South Carolina Protects Racist Monuments

Statues became political lightning rods around the world

Nancy Pelosi Calls For Removing Confederate Statues From U.S. Capitol