Wartime Accounts of Confederate Camps

Chapter One of this book on black Confederates describes the unique dynamic of the master-slave relationship during wartime. Once the setting changed from home to the battlefield and camps, slaves seized opportunities to bend the rules and occasionally escape. This caused their masters to afford them a degree of flexibility not previously allowed. In an

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A First Amendment right in question, at a popular annual Dickson Street event.

Biked, Blues and BBQ, an annual Fayetteville, Arkansas event that draws many thousands, has sparked a petition that brings first amendment rights into question. Community members started a petition to ban people from flying the Confederate flag during the event. Petitioners believe the symbolism of the Confederate flag is inappropriate, especially in light of recent

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