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Tag Archives: Civil War
The State of America (Gary Krenz)
Photo of Lincoln’s First Inauguration Well, here we are. We are sad, we are afraid, we are determined, we are hopeful, and we do not know what the future holds. But, here we are, and we have good reasons to … Continue reading
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Tagged abraham-lincoln, activism, authoritarianism, Civil War, constitution, Declaration, democracy, history, independence, Lincoln, politics
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Revolution and Counterrevolution
We are, of course, about to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and the Revolution of 1776. I say “commemorate” rather than “celebrate” because it is not clear what sort of celebration could be called for at … Continue reading
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Tagged america, american-revolution, authoritarianism, Civil War, constitution, democracy, history, politics, Reconstruction, revolution, revolutionary-war
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Affirming Democracy, Gathering Resistance 