British Side of Sullivan’s Island Defeat Examined
SULLIVAN’S ISLAND — It was a notable defeat, and it turned the tide of the war. The British officers who led the assault against American rebels at Sullivan’s Island in 1776 put a positive spin on it afterward, omitting facts about their bloody losses and the...
The Supreme Court Voids Religious Neutrality
The First Amendment reflects a principled but shrewd attitude toward religion, which can be summarized: Government should keep its big fat nose out of matters of faith. The current Supreme Court, however, is not in full agreement with that proposition. It is in half...
News From Around the South 6/27 to 7/4
TENNESSEE: Group Campaigns to Abolish All Forms of Slavery in Tennessee, Amend Constitution NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The effort to remove slavery as a form of punishment in the Tennessee Constitution moves to the hands of voters this fall. It’s an effort that’s been...
Forever Prisoners
“I hold it that a little rebellion now and then is a good thing, and as necessary in the political world as storms in the physical.” — Thomas Jefferson, Jan. 30, 1787 When Thomas Jefferson wrote to his friend, neighbor and colleague, James Madison, his...Obiter Dicta
Last week, the Supreme Court effectively abolished the right to assembly in three Southern states. By refusing to hear an Read More
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FLORIDA: Will a Florida museum on Black history tell whole story? Some worry it won’t Florida’s proposal to create a statewide Black history museum prompted interest, and then glossy reports, Read More