The First Freedom
Here is a pop quiz on the Constitution. What is the first freedom protected by the Bill of Rights? If you guessed speech or press, then you are close. The first protected freedom is religion. The two religion clauses in the First Amendment keep the government out of...
Protests Force Reckoning
The anger in the days after George Floyd’s killing is fueling a national movement to topple perceived symbols of racism and oppression in the United States, as protests over police brutality against African-Americans expand to include demands for a more honest...
Mississippi Official: Blacks Still “Dependent” on Whites
The anger after George Floyd’s death is fueling a national movement to topple perceived symbols of racism and oppression, including calls to bring down monuments in rural places like Columbus, Miss., where on Monday county officials voted to keep a monument to...
Cancel White Men — Then What?
“Can we all just get along?” That was the plea of Rodney King after a Simi Valley jury failed to convict any of the four cops who beat him into submission after a 100-mile-an-hour chase on an LA freeway. King’s plea came after the 1992 LA riots, the...
News From Around the South 6/8 to 6/15
VIRGINIA: Residents Sue to Stop Lee Statue Removal RICHMOND, VA — Six Monument Avenue residents have filed a lawsuit in hopes of blocking Gov. Ralph Northam’s attempt to remove the Robert E. Lee statue. The lawsuit, filed Monday in Richmond Circuit Court,...Obiter Dicta
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SOUTH CAROLINA: Charleston historian uncovers date SC flag was first flown. It’s not the design we know today. A Charleston historian has uncovered brand new information about the first recorded Read More