Why is the US still fighting the civil war?
Posted on AllSides August 16th, 2017
From The Left
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Confederate symbols have become a crucible of racial tension in the US. White nationalists claim they are important monuments – but are they just a way to rewrite an ugly history and revive the battles of the past?