News From Around the South 8/3 to 8/10
GEORGIA: Augusta Mayor Names Monument Task Force AUGUSTA, Ga. – Mayor Hardie Davis has tapped 11 people to come up with a plan regarding several of the city’s monuments, buildings, and streets that honor Confederate military officers. The task force will have 60...
Christianity and Racial Homogeneity
For a number of reasons, the history of American slavery has been in the news over the past year. The New York Times’s 1619 Project–commemorating the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first slaves, the Black Lives Matter movement, renewed interest in the idea of...
CSS Hunley Emerged 20 Years Ago, And Future Remains Uncertain
The barnacle-encrusted metal cylinder had languished in mud, seawater and sand for nearly 140 years. But on Aug. 8, 2000, after decades of research, dives and study, a series of cranes pulled the H.L. Hunley submarine off of Sullivan’s Island to an audience of...
Spying On Journalists
Last week, this column argued that the only constitutional role for armed federal forces in Portland, Oregon, was to assist U.S. marshals in protecting federal property and personnel there — in this case, the federal courthouse and those who come to it. The column...
Public Ideas For Mississippi Flag: Magnolias, Crawfish, Beer Cans
JACKSON, Miss. — Magnolias and stars. Crosses and guitars. Beer cans and crawfish. A Gulf Coast lighthouse. Elvis Presley and Kermit the Frog. All appear on proposals the general public submitted for a new Mississippi flag. Mississippi recently retired the last...Obiter Dicta
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NORTH CAROLINA: Two ‘Human’Caused’ Fires Found at 16th Century Historic Site Two fires were discovered simultaneously at a North Carolina historic site dedicated to England’s first settlements on the continent — and Read More