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Confederate States of America

Tourists at the mingling with Stone Mountain and colorful trees in the background

Stone Mountain — home to the largest Confederate monument in the US — is celebrating its first Juneteenth

History

Officials say it will be a symbolic triumph on Saturday when Stone Mountain, Georgia, celebrates the holiday that marks the end of slavery in the US.

A group of military men stand in a line with their weapons.

Analysis: Who joins rebel armies?

Critical State
A decorative ornament on sale at the White House of the Confederacy.

Confederate Christmas ornaments are smaller than statues — but they send the same racist message

New York City's ‘Little Italy’. Mulberry Street, Lower East Side, circa 1900

A brief history of America’s hostility to a previous generation of Mediterranean migrants — Italians

Justice
The World

Analyzing Alabama’s primary results

Global Politics
Union soldiers entrenched along the west bank of the Rappahannock River at Fredericksburg, Virginia.

How wars end part II: the American Civil War

Conflict & Justice

Jeb Sharp explores the lessons from the American Civil War that resonate with current events in Iraq.

Mississippi River flood dilemma: destroy farms to save cities?

Environment

Officials along the Mississippi Delta are considering whether to open the floodgates, allowing water to flood farmland, to save cities from a Katrina-like disaster.

Emma Stone, Octavia Spencer discuss ‘The Help’

Arts, Culture & Media

The stars and writer-director Tate Taylor discuss their film about black maids in 1960s segregated Mississippi.

A Confederate battle flag flies at the grave of a Confederate Civil War soldier in South Carolina

The Confederate origins of Memorial Day

Global Politics

Memorial Day was originally envisioned by Southern women in the US to honor Civil War soldiers. Today it’s become many things to many people.

Swiss Trio, Mama Rosin, and the Geneva-Louisiana Connection

Global Hit

The Swiss trio Mama Rosin is influenced by bands like The Clash and the Velvet Underground, but their real love is music from Louisiana: Cajun, Creole, and Zydeco. Reporter Bruce Wallace met up with them on their first visit to Louisiana.