confederate
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Last October, the only outdoor monument in Washington to honor a Confederate general -- a statue of Albert Pike -- was restored.
From Barron's • May 17, 2026
Ms. Phillips’s father was a World War II veteran and a failed businessman, the offspring of a once-proud Confederate family; he bore his humiliations with laconic stoicism.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
He did not beat his chest and threaten to rain death on his Confederate adversaries.
From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026
In 2020, the murder of George Floyd ignited a nationwide reckoning on race, which prompted communities and institutions across the nation, including California, to remove public monuments of former slaveholders or prominent Confederate figures.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026
He attempted to recruit accomplices in New York City, a place where there were many Lincoln-haters and Confederate sympathizers.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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