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The American Flag and the Paradox of Freedoms
“Please try to remember that what they believe, as well as what they do and cause you to endure does not testify to your inferiority but to their inhumanity” ― James Baldwin, The Fire Next Time I was asked a couple days ago, “What does the American Flag...
Aspirations and Unfulfillment: Remembering My Father Through His Service
All the chatter about Spike Lee’s Da 5 Bloods on Netflix this month reminded me of a book I read over 30 years ago, Wallace Terry’s Bloods: An Oral History of the Vietnam War by Black Veterans. I have an affinity for military history and had read a number of books...
Why does the Legacy of the Confederacy Persist in US Military Culture?
Dr. Matthew F. Delmont’s article in The Atlantic (https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/06/how-us-military-came-embrace-confederate-flag/613027/) addresses the multi-dimensionality of the Confederate Stars and Bars and how Confederate culture became...
