News From Around the South 8/19 to 8/26

News From Around the South 8/19 to 8/26

GEORGIA: Markers Recalling Racist History Going Alongside Confederate Monuments ATLANTA — New markers are now in place, adding context to some of Atlanta’s divisive Old South monuments that harken back to the Civil War. Two markers were installed Friday in...
Best Southern Food Outside South

Best Southern Food Outside South

  From Memphis and Kansas City-style barbecue to the Lowcountry fare of South Carolina and Georgia to the Cajun and Creole of Louisiana, the Southern states offer some of the most amazing, unbelievably delicious cuisine this country serves up. If you’re unable to...
Debate Deepens Over Fate of Statue

Debate Deepens Over Fate of Statue

Amid a controversy about moving a statue of Confederate Gen. Edmund Kirby Smith to Lake County, a Democratic lawmaker has urged Gov. Ron DeSantis to place the statue at the Olustee Civil War battlefield in rural North Florida. State Rep. Geraldine Thompson,...
News From Around the South 8/12 to 8/19

News From Around the South 8/12 to 8/19

GEORGIA: State Democrats Embrace Slavery Reparations Proposal ATLANTA — Two of the top Democrats seeking Georgia’s U.S. Senate seat in 2020 are embracing a proposal to examine reparations for the descendants of slaves, a concept senior members of the party shied...