New Page For South’s Oldest Institution
The two-story tall metal windows inside the Charleston Library Society’s main reading room need to be replaced, and Doerte McManus thought the old ones could be fashioned into coffee tables or other keepsakes to raise money. But as the first window was being removed,...
Rare State Map Goes On Display
The large, colorful map of South Carolina and part of Georgia acquired recently by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation details much more than the geography of those states at the dusk of the colonial era. The very rare 1780 map is valued largely because it updates a...
News From Around the South 5/13 to 5/20
ARKANSAS: Lawmaker Who Pushed for Removal of Confederate Flag Resigns From Legislature LITTLE ROCK, Ark — (AP) – The top Democrat in Arkansas’ House and the lawmaker who’s pushed for removing the Confederate designation from the state’s flag is...
Skipping Over Hillary and Obama Fights
New York Times reporter Peter Baker offered new insights into how badly former President Barack Obama reacted to Hillary Clinton losing the 2016 election. It came in a new edition of his book “Obama: The Call to History.” But since Obama sounded whiny...
News From Around the South 4/29 to 5/6
NORTH CAROLINA: Residents, Religious Leaders Discuss Name Change of Dixie Classic Fair WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Dozens of local residents and religious leaders made their voices heard regarding the name “Dixie Classic Fair” on Tuesday night as part of...Obiter Dicta
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