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George C. Scott on Robert E. Lee

Posted on October 12, 2020 by Steve Davis

October 12, 2020, is the 150th commemorative date of the death of Robert Edward Lee in Lexington, Virginia. “This is Election-Year America,” pronounced George C. Scott on the Today show in the spring of 1976, from a script he had … Continue reading →

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Time to Lay the Lost Cause to Rest, But Let’s Not Overreact

Posted on January 20, 2016 by Derek Maxfield

Every year about this time I expect to hear about the Lee-Jackson Day events in Virginia and normally I roll my eyes, take a deep breath, and forget about it—hoping that the Lost Cause will soon draw its last breath. … Continue reading →

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Some Thoughts on Lee-Jackson Day

Posted on January 18, 2016 by Chris Mackowski

The weather could not have been more beautiful in Lexington, Virginia, on Saturday morning as hundreds of Confederate devotees gathered for the annual Lee-Jackson Day commemoration. The day itself—still observed as a legal holiday in parts of Virginia—falls on January … Continue reading →

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