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Civil War anniversary stirs race debate in the South
As the 150th anniversary nears, Secession Gala events in South Carolina Georgia and Alabama spark debate over mocking the Lost Cause and slavery. NAACP and Confederate groups clash over whether celebrations honor heritage or glorify oppression while historians reaffirm slavery as the war’s principal cause.
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