Art Quote by Allen Tate

“The Confederacy was on the wrong side of history and humanity. It sought to tear apart our nation and subjugate our fellow Americans to…

— Mitch Landrieu

If the Confederacy fails, there should be written on its tombstone: Died of a Theory.

— Jefferson Davis

I think the ties to slavery and the terrible tragedy that followed the Civil War with Jim Crow and racial violence is closely linked…

— William R. Ferris

'Confederate,' in all of our minds, will be an alternative-history show. It's a science-fiction show. One of the strengths of science fiction is that…

— D. B. Weiss

“History textbooks still present Union and Confederate sympathizers as equally idealistic. The North fought to hold the Union together, while the South fought, according…

— James W. Loewen

I can see why many Southerners, black ones in particular, don't like the implication that Southernness and the Confederate heritage are one and the…

— John Shelton Reed

“And now the lies of the Civil War and the lies of these post-racial years began to resonate with each other, and I could…

— Ta-Nehisi Coates

“All people—white and colored, slave and free, Union and Confederate—shared a common humanity belied by their outward differences. In a time of discord, in…

— Jennifer Chiaverini

There are among us those that would criticize our Confederate ancestors. Would you allow a stranger to come into your house and criticize your…

— Calvin Johnson

The more I think of all that I have seen in the Confederate States, the more I feel inclined to say...'How can you subdue…

— Arthur Fremantle

“We invoke the words of Jefferson and Lincoln because they say something about our legacy and our traditions. We do this because we recognize…

— Ta-Nehisi Coates

“Some of you from outside the South may be wondering why we’re emphasizing this irrefutable historical fact that everyone should know so strongly already.…

— Trae Crowder