Oxford community reflects on relics of the Confederacy
The daily life of an Oxford College student is haunted by relics of the Confederacy. A...
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In Defense of American History
American society is in open revolt against its own strength. We unjustly admonish our ancestors, discarding their achievements by assessing character flaws ex post facto. Those who have accomplished comparatively very little,...
Read MoreIn Addressing Racist Yearbook Photos, Emory Should Look to Peer Institutions
It’s difficult to hide from history, as Virginia’s top politicians have recently learned. In light of this controversy, University President Claire E. Sterk recently addressed remnants of Emory’s racist past. This troubling...
Read MoreNASCAR’s Shift From Meritocracy: South Loses Symbol in Earnhardt’s Retirement
While some have championed the movement to remove Confederate monuments this year, others have bemoaned these attacks as cultural erasure. Another Southern symbol on the chopping block is NASCAR icon Dale Earnhardt Jr., who...
Read MoreExamining Emory’s Past Amid Racial Tensions
Outcries against the removal of a Confederate monument at the Charlottesville, Va., “Unite the Right” rally and tense discourse between Georgia state representatives have contributed to escalating debates in the South over...
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