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Jane Dailey

Bylines

On California’s Eugenicist Past

Jane Dailey considers the power of the law to reinforce racism.

by Jane Dailey via Literary Hub on November 17, 2020
Remembering Our KKK Past

A dark moment in American history offers lessons for the present.

by Jane Dailey via HuffPost on September 12, 2017
The Confederate General Who Was Erased

There's a reason you won't find many monuments in the South to one of Robert E. Lee's most able deputies.

by Jane Dailey via HuffPost on August 21, 2017

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1924 Democratic convention at Madison Square Garden.

Why the 1924 Democratic National Convention Was the Longest and Most Chaotic of Its Kind

A century ago, the party took a record 103 ballots and 16 days of intense, violent debate to choose a presidential nominee.

by Eli Wizevich via Smithsonian on June 24, 2024

Confederate Statues Were Never Really About Preserving History

A series of graphs that help explain why at least 830 monuments were erected many decades after the end of the Civil War.

by Ryan Best via FiveThirtyEight on July 8, 2020

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