Chestnut’s Difficult Diary

Chestnut’s Difficult Diary

This year I teach some Lincoln, Douglass, and Booker T. Washington: heroes, even if flawed, because they got the big moral struggle of their time right. They are inspiring to read, but to understand how decent people could resist the power of the truth for so long...
Nashville Mayor Wants Slavery Park

Nashville Mayor Wants Slavery Park

As cities throughout the South move to take down monuments of Confederate leaders, the mayor of Nashville unveiled a plan this week for the city to honor an overlooked part of the Civil War era: the contributions and sacrifices of slaves. Under the proposal, announced...
Is Trump Assembling a War Cabinet?

Is Trump Assembling a War Cabinet?

The last man standing between the U.S. and war with Iran may be a four-star general affectionately known to his Marines as “Mad Dog.” Gen. James Mattis, the secretary of defense, appears to be the last man in the Situation Room who believes the Iran...
News From Around the South 3/19 to 3/26

News From Around the South 3/19 to 3/26

North Carolina: Majority at Rally on Capitol Grounds Pro-Monument People from across North Carolina got the chance to speak out on the fate of the confederate monuments on the Raleigh state capitol grounds. A special committee is tasked with recommending if the...