Obiter Dicta
A Constitution of Some Authority
A federal court in Pennsylvania this week has become the first in the nation to rule that the lockdown, social distancing and...
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News From Around the South 9/7 to 9/14
VIRGINIA: Charlottesville Removes Confederate Statue Near Site of Violent White Supremacist Rally With yellow bands and rope wrapped around its...
How the Civil War Drove Medical Innovation — And the Pandemic Could, Too
The current COVID-19 pandemic, the largest public health crisis in a century, threatens the health of people across the globe. The U.S. has had the most diagnosed cases – surpassing 6 million – and more than 180,000 deaths. But six months into the pandemic, the U.S. still faces shortages of personal protective equipment for both front-line medical workers and the general public. There is also...
A Grave Dilemma: When Remains Are Part of a Monument
As in the rest of the country, things are starting to heat up in America’s oldest city when it comes to Confederate monuments. Similar to Lt....
Clemson Discovers Graves of Dozens Enslaved by John C. Calhoun
CLEMSON, S.C. - Temporary pink and white flags now dot the western hill of Clemson University’s Woodland Cemetery, marking where researchers have...