In 1928 W.E.B. DuBois wrote this essay on the legacy of Robert E. Lee. I am not certain what prompted the essay, but it is a wonderful example of how African Americans pushed back against the Lost Cause throughout the postwar period. I will highlight some of my favorite passages. [Source: The Crisis, March 1928, v. 35, n. 3]
Each year on the 19th of Janu…
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