White Wing Extremist Holiday?
For some reason American Exceptionalism has been referred to as a white legacy of hate and bigotry, but independence from Britain and the ensuing centuries of prosperity was never a “white thing.” Slavery was going to end with or without the Civil war, thanks primarily to Alexander Hamilton. The North had the economic power…
The Grand Union
“Grand Union” or “Cambridge Flag” was first flown over Prospect Hill, overlooking Boston in January 1776 during the Siege of Boston. While never sanction by the Continental Army, it is widely believed to be the first flag of this nation. From the History of the United States by Henry William Elson: [The British General]…