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Hiding from History

By R.E. Smith, Jr.

When I moved to Wilmington, North Carolina as a retiree over twenty years ago, I brought much of the Yankee historical baggage—as written by the victors—of the War Between the States, or Lincoln’s War as… »

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Fear, Hate, and Loss of Freedom

By R.E. Smith, Jr.

Last week hate and fear triumphed over our constitutional First Amendment. House Republicans, once again in timid positions, hide under their desks afraid of Democrats, again accusing them of racism; this time because they meekly… »

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Remembering the War Between the States and Its Aftermath

By R.E. Smith, Jr.

This piece was originally printed at res33blog.com. The commentary by University of North Carolina-Wilmington history Professor Chris E. Fonvielle Jr. titled, “Why the Civil War still matters” published in the Wilmington StarNews last March caught… »

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Disunion in America and the Southern Confederacy

By R.E. Smith, Jr.

The late Richard M. Weaver, “now widely recognized as one of the most original and perceptive interpreters of Southern culture and letters, one of the century’s leading rhetorical theorists, and a founder of American conservatism,”… »

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Lest We Forget Southern History

By R.E. Smith, Jr.

This year, 2015, marks the sesquicentennial of the end of a four-year war between American Southern States and Northern States that supported an aggressive federal government Southerners could not abide. In addition to the appalling… »

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Lincoln’s Words and Misdeeds

By R.E. Smith, Jr.

Reprinted from res33blog.com with permission. On March 5, 2015 a Wilmington StarNews editorial opinion ran the text of President Lincoln’s second in inaugural address from March 4, 1865—this year marks the end of his war… »

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Southern Discomfort

By R.E. Smith, Jr.

Late in August 2001 my wife Barbara and I visited the classic Southern city of Charleston, South Carolina. We walked around the old town and observed many historic places. This resulted in the following article… »

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