by editor | Mar 26, 2024 | Archive, Southern Partisan
It was 1973 in Jerusalem. I was 21 years old walking through the Arab section of the Old City. I was sporting a massive afro and wearing an army jacket with the name “Elder” above the pocket, a gift from my little brother who was serving. I heard...
by editor | Mar 25, 2024 | Archive, Southern Partisan
American Battlefield Trust seeks volunteers for annual spring cleanup, maintenance of South Carolina historic sites COLUMBIA, S.C. — The American Battlefield Trust is once again calling for volunteers to help with the spring cleaning and sprucing up of some of the...
by editor | Mar 21, 2024 | Archive, Southern Partisan
“Congress shall make no law … abridging the freedom of speech.” —First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution When James Madison set about to draft the Bill of Rights — the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution — he was articulating what lawyers...
by editor | Mar 20, 2024 | Archive, Southern Partisan
Southern food in all its glory — from the fried oysters of eastern Virginia’s Tidewater region to Lowcountry South Carolinian delights like spicy shrimp and grits to Louisiana’s dark, rich gumbos — can legitimately be called America’s cuisine. The...
by editor | Mar 20, 2024 | Archive, Southern Partisan
The visit by Vice President Kamala Harris to a Planned Parenthood abortion clinic in St. Paul, the first ever visit by a president or vice president to an abortion clinic, is getting the considerable attention it deserves. When America’s vice president visits...
by editor | Mar 18, 2024 | Archive, Southern Partisan
SOUTH CAROLINA: University Works to Digitize Black History Collection COLUMBIA, S.C. — A hundred years ago, thousands of Black residents visited Washington Street for something modern Columbians take for granted — getting a photo taken. There, they found the studio...