JACKSON, Miss., April 18 -- Like a lot of Mississippians who have studied the state's tortured past, Marty Wiseman understands the resolute pride of people who feel beleaguered by history. And so, as ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — As 21st century activists seek to topple monuments to the 19th century Confederate rebellion, some white Southerners are again advocating for what the Confederates tried and ...

Kings Dominion amusement park is quietly dropping the Confederate-themed name of its iconic roller coaster, Rebel Yell, and isn’t saying whether the decision is tied to the continuing debate over ...

In high school, Allen’s ‘Hee Haw’ persona made him a polarizing figure. ‘He rode a little red Mustang around with a Confederate flag plate on the front,’ says Patrick Campbell, an old classmate, who ...

It was just a little old harmless gathering—until the professor gave the rebel yell. A few dozen United Daughters of the Confederacy, Sons of Confederate Veterans, Children of the Confederacy and ...

Legends of spring -- pt. 1. The unimagined war. Away to Richmond -- The imperfect logic of war -- Fate intervenes -- Discipline and other novel ideas -- A brilliant retreat -- Maneuvers, large and ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- A group that supports flying the Confederate flag called two Republican presidential candidates "scalawags and carpetbaggers" for their criticism of the banner during this week's GOP ...