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During the pro-Confederate flag movement in South Carolina in the late 1980s, Jenkins said he helped marchers on both sides demonstrate in Charleston and in Beaufort.

From Washington Times • Feb. 22, 2021

The congressman also noted that former President Abraham Lincoln had sent federal troops to Frederick, Md., to arrest pro-Confederate Maryland legislators while they sat in a session at the Washington suburb.

From Fox News • Dec. 4, 2019

Their silent protest occurred as two pro-Confederate groups staged a rally in Oxford and marched to campus.

From Slate • Feb. 23, 2019

Stewart bills himself as “more Trump than Trump” and based his campaign on provocative rhetoric and appearances with pro-Confederate groups.

From Washington Post • Nov. 5, 2018

His broken leg notwithstanding, these three days in Virginia, with its pro-Confederate citizens and custom of hospitality, have made him think that escape is a possibility.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly