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How Would Frederick Douglas View Today’s Left?
Frederick Douglass was one of the greatest Americans who ever lived. This man began life as an illiterate slave — nearly all slave...
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News From Around the South 9/25 to 10/2
NORTH CAROLINA: Town Continues to Weight Options on Downed Confederatre Monument The Town of Weldon continues to discuss options regarding the...
The shadow of the confederacy: Culture, institutions, and the geography of racial animus in the US
In recent years, the national political discourse in the US has been rocked by debate on the enduring impact of race and racism in society. Contentious and intense discussions have revolved around incidents of police-related violence against Black people (Bunn 2022); the content of educational curricula as part of a broader backlash against ‘critical race theory’ and ‘woke’ ideas (Mervosh 2023);...
The History of the Classic Southern ‘Meat and Three’ Meal
There's a reason Southern food has such a legendary place in American culinary psychology: it's been responsible for more classic food innovations...
Seven State Flags Still Have Designs With Ties to the Confederacy
Amid the racial justice protests of 2020, when Confederate statues all over the country toppled, Mississippi became the last state to remove the...