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Historians in the News

1/4/18

The Year It Became Embarrassing to Fly the Confederate Flag

Sociologist James W. Loewen is the author of many books including, Lies My Teacher Told Me. He was interviewed by the History News Network's Rick Shenkman on January 4, 2018 at the annual meeting of the American Historical Association.