W. Fitzhugh Brundage

For 400 years, Americans have argued that their violence is justified while the violence of others constitutes barbarism.

The University of North Carolina agreed to pay the Sons of Confederate Veterans $2.5 million—a sum that rivals the endowment of its history department.

Walter Jones and the unintended consequences of the War Crimes Act of 1996.

The road to the violence around statues is paved with hate, lies, and political gamesmanship.

Many were funded privately. The public now deserves a say in their fate.

This online forum sponsored by the Journal of the Civil War Era features 9 essays and a roundtable on the future of Reconstruction Studies.