WASHINGTON (Sinclair Broadcast Group) — The confederate flag has been called a “symbol of human bondage and slavery”, 'an important symbol of southern heritage,' and a "deeply offensive symbol.” As ...

We're joined now by William Ferris. He's a professor of history at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and associate director of the Center for the Study of the American South. He has ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Mike Huckabee and other GOP presidential contenders are staying clear of the Confederate flag debate in South Carolina, saying it’s an issue that should be decided by the ...

Since alleged gunman Dylann Roof has been charged with the killing of nine people inside the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina, major debate has shifted over to ...

We are still fighting the Civil War, albeit bloodlessly. Questions that should have been laid to rest long ago-such as why the war happened and what its legacy means for modern Americans-are the ...

One Republican politician isn’t too impressed with the recent, heated debate concerning the Confederate flag, calling it a “manufactured political crisis” meant to distract. Suggested Reading Why ...

The racially-motivated slaying of nine black people by a white gunman at a historic church in Charleston — which authorities were investigating as a hate crime — has reignited a fierce debate both ...

South Carolina observes Confederate Memorial Day and it is even a state holiday. Here's why it is still around.