Myth of the “Black Confederate’

Myth of the “Black Confederate’

Spend any amount of time talking about slavery on the internet, and you’ll eventually encounter the claim that there were “black Confederates” that fought for the South. “Over the past few decades, claims to the existence of anywhere between 500 and 100,000 black...
News From Around the South 9/9 to 9/16

News From Around the South 9/9 to 9/16

VIRGINIA: Solar Proposal Next to Civil War Battlefield Raises Concerns They all valued the land — thousands of rolling acres of agricultural turf in Culpeper County, Va. — but for very different reasons. Energy company Cricket Solar saw it as a host site for more than...
Who Cares What the Government Thinks?

Who Cares What the Government Thinks?

In 1791, when Congressman James Madison was drafting the first 10 amendments to the Constitution — which would become known as the Bill of Rights — he insisted that the most prominent amendment among them restrain the government from interfering with the freedom of...
The South’s Best Small Towns

The South’s Best Small Towns

Sure, there are great small towns in other parts of the country, but in terms of history, character, scenic beauty, and local color (i.e., quirky but in a good way), the South is tough to beat. Small Southern towns make great getaways because they’re manageable, just...