Civil War History Archives - The Bohemian Star

Southern Unionist History:

The Confederacy never spoke for all Southerners. Winston County, the Free State of Jones, and Unionist strongholds across the South prove that dissent was part of Southern heritage too.

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August 18, 2025

American Politics & Power

The Confederate Heritage Myth:

The slogan “Heritage Not Hate” disguises a darker truth. Confederate symbols were built on slavery, treason, and the Lost Cause myth. Here’s why clinging to that past poisons the present.

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August 18, 2025

Jerusalem 70 CE: The Year the World EndedOctober 13, 2025
The Book of Revelation arose from the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 CE, not a prediction of the world’s end. John of Patmos transposed the trauma of siege, famine, and fire into visionary language. Its apocalyptic imagery memorializes human grief, later misread as cosmic prophecy fueling fear and obedience.
Yeshua’s Followers: The First BohemiansOctober 10, 2025
Yeshua’s followers lived like early bohemians—sharing bread, wine, and vision on the margins of empire. Their gatherings echoed through centuries of counterculture, from desert feasts to Paris cafés, wherever laughter, song, and shared simplicity dissolved hierarchy and made freedom a living, human act.