Mercy Street Drama Tells Complex Story
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) – The real “Mercy Street” depicted in the PBS Civil War drama ran down Fairfax Street in Old Town Alexandria, from the Mansion House Hospital to the Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary. It was an easy walk for James Green and his family, whose...
Moral Supremacy and Mr. Putin
Is Donald Trump to be allowed to craft a foreign policy based on the ideas on which he ran and won the presidency in 2016? Our foreign policy elite’s answer appears to be a thunderous no. Case in point: U.S. relations with Russia. During the campaign Trump was...
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FLORIDA: Battle of Townsend’s Plantation Returned to Renningers MOUNT DORA — Some people might not be surprised that black people served in the Civil War. They may have read about the war or have seen the movie, “Glory.” Or they may have heard the stories of...
Civil War Prayer Books Tell Powerful Stories
The little Episcopalian prayer book did not have the easiest journey to the Rev. Robert Alves’ private collection. “This one has actually been in the ocean,” says, Alves, holding up a leather-bound copy of the Confederate Book of Common Prayer. In...Obiter Dicta
In 200-plus years of interpreting the free speech clause of the First Amendment, the courts have narrowed and expanded its Read More
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SOUTH CAROLINA: With location and design selected, SC’s Robert Smalls monument needs funding The monument is expected to cost between $1 million and $2 million for the cost of the Read More