News From Around the South, 2/12 to 2/19
TENNESSEE: Interfaith Leaders Denounce Neo-Nazi March Following Black History Event NASHVILLE: A group of interfaith leaders and Nashville politicians denounced a white supremacist march held downtown on Saturday while decrying anti-immigration rhetoric they say has...
Southern Foodways Alliance spotlights culture, food of the South
For many, when food and the South are mentioned in the same sentence, images of home-cooked meals, family gatherings and grandma’s secret recipe come to mind. For those involved with the Southern Foodways Alliance, however, those two words spark discussion and...
Toward a Demotic Republican Party
What happens when a political party becomes demotic? Before answering the question, note that the word in question is not demonic, from the Greek word daimon, meaning a deity (remember that the Greek gods were notoriously jealous and greedy), but demotic, from the...
News From Around the South 2/6 to 2/11
SOUTH CAROLINA: Revolutionary War-Era Site Sheds Light On Frontier History FLORENCE — On a late afternoon in early January, cries of delight echoed through the woods of the Upper Pee Dee River. A small team of volunteers searching for artifacts from the Revolutionary...Obiter Dicta
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SOUTH CAROLINA: New S.C. license plate honors Revolutionary War history COLUMBIA – Beginning Jan. 1, South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles will issue a newly designed standard license plate that Read More