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Pete Candler

Pete Candler is a writer in Asheville, North Carolina. He is currently working on a book about the American South.

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The Sons of Confederate Veterans want their due

They’re wrong.
Confederate monument at Arlington National Cemetery
Critical Essay

Flannery O’Connor’s challenge to the Lost Cause myths of the Confederacy

A little-known O’Connor story explores the human cost of self-deception.
image of memorial
Features

Lynched but not forgotten

The National Memorial for Peace and Justice represents a watershed moment in the idea and practice of what a public memorial can be.

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