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Thanksgiving in America
"Government requires make-believe. Make believe that the king is divine, make believe that he can do no wrong or make believe that...
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News From Around the South 11/14 to 11/21
SOUTH CAROLINA: Faith Leaders Bless Ground Of New International Africa American Museum Standing at the edge of the Cooper River where thousands upon...
A Southern Classic for Any Holiday – The Mint Julep
The iconic Confederate drink, then and now, is the Mint Julep. Captain Frederick Marryatt (1792-1848) was a Royal Navy officer, a well-respected novelist, and an acquaintance of Charles Dickens. He often wrote about America, which he had visited several times. The gallant captain Marryatt introduced the Mint Julep to England, where it was well-received. Marryatt wrote about his addition to the...
A Long-Deserved Tribute to Native American Veterans
Roughly 2,300 steps link the circuitous walk from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian to the stately entrance of the United...
The Anti-Semetic History of the Union Army in the Civil War
Max Glass, a recent immigrant from Hungary, had an unhappy Civil War. Tricked out of his enlistment bonus when he joined the Eighth Connecticut...