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Tag Archives: Civil War
THE DEBATE FOR HISTORICAL TRUTH
by Leonard M. Scruggs (with a Comment at the end by Diane Rufino), September 26, 2023 FORWARD: The Battle for Historical Truth (from Leonard Scrugg’s book THE UN-CIVIL WAR: Shattering the Historical Myths), by Leonard M. Scruggs Shortly before his … Continue reading
SLAVERY WAS NOT THE CAUSE OF THE CIVIL WAR (by Leonard M. Scruggs)
by Leonard “Mike” Scruggs No serious student of the Civil War believes that the Union invaded the South to emancipate the slaves. Such ignorance, however, is commonplace. This propagandistic version of the war is commonly taught in public schools, and, … Continue reading
Americans are Not Taught their Country’s Correct History
This post is essentially a book review, of Leonard “Mike” Scruggs’ book THE UN-CIVIL WAR: Shattering the Historical Myths Un-Civil War: Shattering the Historical Myths (Universal Media, 2011). The first part is an actual book review, by Tadashi Hama and … Continue reading
John Randolph (VA) and John C. Calhoun (SC) Explain How the Protective Tariff Agitated the Animosity Between the North and South
by Charles T. Pace (from his book SOUTHERN INDEPENDENCE: Why War?) and Diane Rufino, November 9, 2021 John Randolph of Roanoke, Virginia, might be America’s most interesting personality, and is surely one of its wisest and noblest characters. A Southern … Continue reading
SOLUTIONS FOR AMERICA: How to Preserve the Constitution and the Land of Liberty Our Founding Fathers Gave Us
by Diane Rufino, September 1, 2021 Why do I say that we need to preserve our country? Why does America need saving? As I made abundantly clear, in my article “A Re-Declaration of Independence,” which I posted on January 23 … Continue reading
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Tagged 10th Amendment, Article V convention, Civil War, Confederate States of America, Constitution, constitutional republic, convention of states, Diane Rufino, federal abuse, federal tyranny, Federalism, Founding Fathers, interposition, James Madion, Lincoln, nullification, political division, political sectarianism, runaway convention, state escrow accounts, states rights, Tenth Amendment, Thomas Jefferson, tyranny, war between the states, war to prevent southern independence, withhold federal income taxes
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More Proof that the Government is Altering Our History of the Civil War
Based on the article “Revisionism” by Andrew P. Calhoun, with an introduction by Diane Rufino Anyone who knows me knows how much I love history and how much time I spend reading and researching historical events. I don’t want to … Continue reading
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Tagged Abbeville Institute, Abbeville Institute blog, Andrew P. Calhoun, Battlefield museums, Battlefield Parks, Civil War, confederacy, Diane Rufino, Fort Sumter, Jesse L. Jackson Jr., National Park Service, revisionism, revisionist history, slavery, war between the states, War of Northern Aggression, war to prevent southern independence
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BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP: Does the 14th Amendment Really Recognize it for Illegal Aliens?
by Diane Rufino, November 16, 2018 The term “birthright citizenship” refers to the idea that you can become a citizen of a country simply by being born there. The fancy legal term is jus soli, “right of the soil” … Continue reading
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Tagged 14th amendment, Bingham, birthright citizenship, citizenship, citizenship clause, civil rights act of 1865, Civil War, Diane Rufino, fourteenth amendment, H.R. Res. 127, illegal aliens, illegal immigration, illegals, Reconstruction, reconstruction acts, Rep. John Bingham, Senator Howard, Trump
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SECESSION – Both a RIGHT and a REMEDY
by Diane Rufino, September 23, 2018 Gene Kizer Jr. is a brilliant historian. He has written an excellent account of the causes of the War of Northern Aggression (aka, the War to Prevent Southern Independence; aka, the War Between … Continue reading
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Tagged 10th Amendment, Civil War, compact theory, Constitution, contract law, Declaration of Independence, Diane Rufino, fugitive slave clause, Fugitive Slave laws, Gene Kizer Jr, Lincoln, Morrill Bill, Morrill tariff, ordinarnce of secession, protective tariffs, remedy of secession, resumption clause, right of rescission, right of secession, secession, secesssion as a reserved right, social compact, states rights, Tenth Amendment, the right of secession, Virginia's Ordinance of Secession, war between the states, War of Northern Aggression, war to prevent southern independence
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To the Heroes of the Confederate State of North Carolina (1861-65)
by Diane Rufino, September 3, 2018 On the campus of UNC-Chapel Hill stood the noble statue of “Silent Sam,” the Confederate soldier who stood vigilant watch over the campus. It stood on McCorkle place, the University’s upper quad, facing Franklin … Continue reading
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Tagged Antifa, Chapel Hill, Civil War, confederacy, confederate monuments, confederate soldiers, confederate statues, Diane Rufino, Dwayne Dixon, Julian Carr, Lincoln, Lincoln's war, North Carolina, Pitt County courthouse, Pitt County monument to confederate soldiers, Pitt County NC, professor Dwayne Dixon, Silent Sam, slavery, War of Northern Aggression, war to prevent southern independence, white supremacy
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The War of 1861: Education is the Best Way to Counter the Insanity of the Progressive Movement’s Goal of Tearing Down Confederate Monuments
(This picture is of a toppled confederate statue at the old courthouse in Durham. Notice the reasons for the protest) by Diane Rufino, August 30, 2018 Let’s be honest. The toppling of the Confederate monuments, the demonization of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Albert Taylor Bledsoe, Civil War, confederacy, confederate flag, confederate history, confederate monuments, confederate statues, destruction of confederate monuments, Diane Rufino, erasing American history, first amendment, free speech, Gene Kizer Jr, Is Davis a Traitor?, John M. Taylor, Leonard M. Scruggs, Lincoln, Lincoln Unmasked, Lincoln's war, progressive movement and confederate monuments, protesting of confederate monuments, secession, Silent Sam, slavery, Slavery Was Not the Cause of the War Between the States, The Real Lincoln, The Un-Civil War, Thomas DiLorenzo, toppling of confederate monuments, toppling of confederate statues, Union At All Costs: Confederation to Consolidation, war between the states, War of Northern Aggression, war to prevent southern indpeendence
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