by editor | May 17, 2021 | Archive, Southern Partisan
SOUTH CAROLINA: Columbia Offers Reconstruction-Era Tour The following locations and people tell the story of the post-Civil War Reconstruction Era in Columbia SC. Curated with the assistance of Historic Columbia, each site or person offers connections to understand...
by editor | May 13, 2021 | Archive, Southern Partisan
“No person shall be… deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law.” — Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution Last year, a detainee at the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, filed a writ of habeas corpus in a federal...
by editor | May 12, 2021 | Archive, Southern Partisan
After decades of work from activists pushing the issue, presidential candidates, Congress members, local governments and private institutions have debated whether and how the federal government should issue reparations for Black Americans who are descendants of...
by editor | May 11, 2021 | Archive, Southern Partisan
War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength. — George Orwell, “1984” Welcome to the funhouse world the Republican Party is building. Up is down. Black is white. Lies are truth. The great cause that Republicans are uniting around is...
by editor | May 10, 2021 | Archive, Southern Partisan
KENTUCKY: Group Sues To Stop Removal Of Monument A group claiming to own the Confederate Memorial on the Daviess County Courthouse lawn has sued Daviess Fiscal Court over ownership of the controversial statue. In a complaint filed Tuesday, the Kentucky Division of the...
by editor | May 6, 2021 | Archive, Southern Partisan
Twice last week, the federal government’s unconstitutional spying on ordinary Americans was exposed. One of these revelations was made by a federal judge in Washington, D.C., who wrote that the FBI is still using warrantless spying in criminal cases,...