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Historian: White Flight; The New Suburban History; Spaces of the Modern City; Fog of War; One Nation Under God; Fault Lines; Voter Suppression in US Elections.

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    Kevin M. Kruse‏Verified account @KevinMKruse 17 Jul 2019

    Kevin M. Kruse Retweeted Dinesh D'Souza

    Sure, let's take a look at the Republican Party's stance on the Confederacy today.https://twitter.com/DineshDSouza/status/1151519316975718400 …

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    Dinesh D'SouzaVerified account @DineshDSouza
    Look at the logic. He’s found a handful of Trump supporters waving a Confderate flag; ergo, Trump and the GOP are the party of the Confederacy. Mind you, this is coming from a soi-disant historian! https://twitter.com/KevinMKruse/status/1151502956514238464 …
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      2. Kevin M. Kruse‏Verified account @KevinMKruse 17 Jul 2019

        For starters, I'm not a "soi-disant historian." Lots of places call me a historian, in fact -- the institutions that awarded me a BA, MA and PhD in History, the one that employs me as a professor of history, the OAH and AHA too. Remind me: what are your qualifications again?

        117 replies 257 retweets 4,639 likes
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      3. Kevin M. Kruse‏Verified account @KevinMKruse 17 Jul 2019

        Now, luckily, there have been a considerable number of clashes over Confederate monuments, memorials, and symbols in recent years, clashes which have forced the two parties to state their positions clearly. Let's take a look at who's defending the Confederacy and who isn't.

        13 replies 204 retweets 2,428 likes
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      4. Kevin M. Kruse‏Verified account @KevinMKruse 17 Jul 2019

        In my home state of Tennessee, Governor Bill Lee just signed a proclamation honoring Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest. Yes, state law required it, but Republicans control the state legislature and could repeal it today if they so desired.https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2019/07/12/tennessee-nathan-bedford-forrest-day-gov-bill-lee-signs-proclamation/1684059001/ …

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      5. Kevin M. Kruse‏Verified account @KevinMKruse 17 Jul 2019

        In Georgia, Democratic Governor Roy Barnes removed the Confederate emblem from the state flag in 2001. Republican Sonny Perdue, now Trump's Secretary of Agriculture, capitalized on the backlash, campaigned on holding a referendum on the flag change, and won.pic.twitter.com/eJZqzPXLJH

        8 replies 191 retweets 2,134 likes
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      6. Kevin M. Kruse‏Verified account @KevinMKruse 17 Jul 2019

        In Mississippi, the Confederate emblem is still on the state flag, despite calls from Democrats to remove it. The polls from 2015 make the partisan lines clear -- about two thirds of Democrats want the Confederate symbol removed, three quarters of Republicans want it preserved.pic.twitter.com/y1jJM7voxp

        6 replies 169 retweets 2,063 likes
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      7. Kevin M. Kruse‏Verified account @KevinMKruse 17 Jul 2019

        In South Carolina, Republican Governor Nikki Haley responded to the Charleston massacre by calling for the removal of the Confederate flag at the Capitol. She succeeded, but the only resistance came from the GOP. Only 20 state reps voted to preserve the flag: all Republicans.pic.twitter.com/CqsYSxWIeT

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      8. Kevin M. Kruse‏Verified account @KevinMKruse 17 Jul 2019

        In North Carolina, Republicans unanimously backed a 2015 law that forbade localities from removing Confederate monuments and Republican Governor Pat McCrory signed it into law. The new governor, Democrat Roy Cooper, declared his opposition and wants to repeal it.pic.twitter.com/JIdo07asyF

        4 replies 143 retweets 1,857 likes
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      9. Kevin M. Kruse‏Verified account @KevinMKruse 17 Jul 2019

        In Virginia, Confederate monuments were a big issue in the 2017 gubernatorial election. Democrat Ralph Northam called for their removal, Republican Ed Gillespie wanted them preserved. Democrats tried to repeal a state law defending the monuments, but were blocked by the VA GOP.pic.twitter.com/UyQ9ceKZsa

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      10. Kevin M. Kruse‏Verified account @KevinMKruse 17 Jul 2019

        In Alabama, Republicans pushed through a similar state law to protect its Confederate monuments -- sponsored by Republican members in each house, signed into law by Republican Governor Kay Ivey. Here's the vote from the state senate. See a pattern?pic.twitter.com/HEUmakdv38

        5 replies 126 retweets 1,658 likes
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      11. Kevin M. Kruse‏Verified account @KevinMKruse 17 Jul 2019

        In Louisiana, Democratic Mayor Mitch Landrieu of New Orleans and the Democratic members of the city council pushed to take down statues of Confederate generals. The former governor, Republican Bobby Jindal, wanted to block them.pic.twitter.com/Vayp8fmHES

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      12. Kevin M. Kruse‏Verified account @KevinMKruse 17 Jul 2019

        In Arkansas, Republican legislators tried to enact a similar monument protection bill this year. "Our heritage is under attack," said the Republican sponsor. It passed the state senate on a party line vote (Republicans for it, Democrats against) but failed to pass the House.pic.twitter.com/hwjFqljf2X

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      13. Kevin M. Kruse‏Verified account @KevinMKruse 17 Jul 2019

        In Texas, the same pattern -- Democrats in cities like Dallas wanted to remove Confederate memorials, but were blocked by a state law against it. Two months ago, every single Republican in the state senate voted to keep the monuments; every Democrat voted to allow their removal.pic.twitter.com/3SZ7JFVePq

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      14. Kevin M. Kruse‏Verified account @KevinMKruse 17 Jul 2019

        As you can see, in every single state of the former Confederacy, Republicans are the ones working today to protect and preserve Confederate icons and imagery, while Democrats are working to remove them. You don't have to be a historian -- "soi-disant" or real -- to see this.

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