News From Around the South, 8/18 to 8/25
NORTH CAROLINA: $85M Civil War History Museum Breaks Ground in Fayetteville, NC Balfour Beatty and Varnedoe Construction recently broke ground on the final phase of The North Carolina Center on Civil War, Emancipation and Reconstruction in Fayetteville, N.C. The...
Public Safety and the Presidency
President Donald Trump argued last week that as a result of the federal enhancement of police work in Washington, D.C., the city has gone in four days from being the most dangerous in America to being the safest. He cited no evidence but relied apparently on his own...
A new reading of Sherman’s march shows how enslaved people sought to free themselves
A recent book focuses on the experience of those who used the event as an emancipatory movement The story of Sherman’s march to the sea is often remembered for its destruction of the south. Led by the Union general William Tecumseh Sherman through Georgia from 15...
Christopher Yates Pens Must-Read Thriller for the Summer
“The Rabbit Club,” the newest novel from Christopher Yates, America’s finest writer of thrillers, weaves a tale nearly impossible to put down. It includes Oxford University, secret societies, danger and suspense at every turn, and a sense of...Obiter Dicta
Last week, the President of the United States did not take the Constitution seriously. He ordered the murders of 11 Read More
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SOUTH CAROLINA: Experts work to ID remains of Revolutionary War soldiers found in woods: “This is the ultimate cold case” The Battle of Camden is mentioned in history books and Read More