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Strong Beginnings

Strong Beginnings

A Historical Fiction family saga showing the impact 50-years later of two lynchings in rural Georgia.

2023

William F. Spivey

William F. Spivey

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Sep 27, 2025

The Gospel According to MAGA: Why Christian Nationalism Isn’t a Contradiction

From the Doctrine of Discovery to the Trump altar call, faith has been recast as a tool of exclusion and empire

The Gospel According to MAGA: Why Christian Nationalism Isn’t a Contradiction

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Momentum

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William Spivey

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Sep 15, 2025

Was Charlie Kirk a Racist and a Fascist, or a Free Speech Advocate on the Cutting Edge of America's…

Hero or Heretic? The battle to define Charlie Kirk

Was Charlie Kirk a Racist and a Fascist, or a Free Speech Advocate on the Cutting Edge of America's…

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16h ago

Has Speaking No Ill of the Dead Outlived Its Usefulness?

Reconsidering a Tradition That Protects Legacies More Than Truth

Has Speaking No Ill of the Dead Outlived Its Usefulness?

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The Polis

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The Second Amendment: The Founder’s Intent and What Rights Were Never Intended

Uncovering the Real Fears Behind the Second Amendment — and the Rights It Never Promised

The Second Amendment: The Founder’s Intent and What Rights Were Never Intended

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The Polis

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2d ago

Lindsey Graham Passes Away at 71: Remembering Him in His Own Words

The Man Who Spent a Career Explaining the GOP to Itself — Until He Didn’t

Lindsey Graham Passes Away at 71: Remembering Him in His Own Words

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The Polis

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3d ago

Will Black and White American Soldiers Face Off Like They Did in 1919

The Red Summer’s Lesson for a Nation Flirting With Domestic Deployment

Will Black and White American Soldiers Face Off Like They Did in 1919

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The Polis

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Pete Hegseth Adds to Navy History of Discrimination

New Policies Block Promotions of Black Officers and Allow Expulsion of Black Men With a Medical Condition Requiring Beards

Pete Hegseth Adds to Navy History of Discrimination

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The Polis

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4d ago

The World Cup is Working Overtime to Dispel Images of Racism, and Failing

Can a Sport Born of Colonization Control Itself?

The World Cup is Working Overtime to Dispel Images of Racism, and Failing

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The Polis

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5d ago

The “One Drop Rule” Had a Counterpart: the “One White Drop Rule”

How Bureaucracy, Census Takers, and the “One White Drop Rule” Helped Build Jim Crow

The “One Drop Rule” Had a Counterpart: the “One White Drop Rule”

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5d ago

The Rise of AI Data Centers: A History, a Turning Point, and America’s Coming Demand

America’s Newest Industry Runs on Power, Water — and Sacrifice Zones

The Rise of AI Data Centers: A History, a Turning Point, and America’s Coming Demand

William Spivey

William Spivey

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I write about politics, history, education, and race. Follow me at williamfspivey.com and support me at https://ko-fi.com/williamfspivey0680

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