Obiter Dicta
The First Freedom
" But even in a pandemic, the Constitution cannot be put away and forgotten. " — Supreme Court of the United States, November 25,...
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News From Around the South 11/23 to 11/30
ARKANSAS: Confederate Monument Stays on Historic List During Transition BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- The National Register of Historic Places has approved...
How The Civil War Divided Native American Nations
The American Civil War wasn’t just a conflict between citizens of the Union and the Confederacy. Spilling over into Indian Territory, on the western frontier of the war, it profoundly divided tribal nations, communities and families. An estimated 20,000 Indian soldiers participated in the conflict, fighting for both sides. At the outset of the war, many nations in Indian Territory signed...
When The Enslaved Went South
In the four decades before the Civil War, an estimated several thousand enslaved people escaped from the south-central United States to Mexico. Some...
Forsaken History: Charleston’s Neglected Racial Past
This story, seldom told, begins at a wharf reaching hungrily toward the sea. But not Gadsden’s Wharf or any that you’ve likely heard of. William...