Patricia N. Saffran The Civil War may have ended with a peaceful accord in 1865, but when in 2021 Congress passed a bill creating the Naming Commission, they authorized a campaign all over again, against anything Confederate. According to H.R. 6395, “The Secretary of Defense shall establish a commission relating to assigning, modifying, or removing of names, symbols, displays, monuments, and paraphernalia to assets of the Department of Defense that commemorate the Confederate States of America or any person who served voluntarily with the Confederate States of America.” The…
