News From Around the South 2/7 to 2/14

News From Around the South 2/7 to 2/14

ALABAMA: History of 1800s Black Baptists a story of Alabama’s post-Civil War rebirth It was just 20 years after the first enslaved Africans arrived in Virginia in 1619 when the first Baptist church formed in Rhode Island. Nearly 150 years would pass before the first...
Love of Country

Love of Country

In the next few weeks, we will celebrate both Valentine’s Day and Presidents’ Day. The two holidays recall two of our many presidents who loved our country and sacrificed for it: George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Both presided over our country during...
Love of Country

Putin Wants His Own Monroe Doctrine

When the Union was fighting to preserve itself in the Civil War, the France of Napoleon III moved troops into Mexico, overthrew the regime of Benito Juarez, set up a monarchy and put Austrian Archduke Maximilian von Habsburg on the throne as Emperor of Mexico — one...
News From Around the South 1/31 to 2/7

News From Around the South 1/31 to 2/7

SOUTH CAROLINA: Clemson Board Explores Historic Woodland Cemetery Update CLEMSON — As the saga of preserving and honoring hundreds of unmarked graves at Woodland Cemetery continues to unfold, Clemson University is examining options for beautification and expanding...