White Supremacy

400 Men, One Woman, and the Truth

By Matt StoneJuly 5, 2026

Approximately 400 masked individuals marched through the nation’s capital on the 250th anniversary of the United States. Participants displayed flags associated with historical insurrection, including symbols of those who owned enslaved persons. The demonstration coincided with a widely circulated image of a Black woman encountering the group on public transit, an event that prompted renewed scrutiny of national identity and the perceived inconsistencies within American foundational principles.

1865 Was the Blueprint

By Matt StoneJune 21, 2026

Confederate soldiers, largely from non-slaveholding white populations, participated in the conflict to uphold a racial hierarchy that granted them perceived social superiority over Black individuals. This system, however, ultimately contributed to their socioeconomic disadvantage and, in numerous instances, their demise.