Firefighter Files Suit Over Facebook Firing
A white Columbia Fire Department captain who was fired from his $53,722-a-year job for making threatening remarks on social media about a Black Lives Matter protest has filed a lawsuit against the city alleging racial discrimination. The remarks by James “Jimmy”...
News From Around the South 12/25 to 1/1
SOUTH CAROLINA: New South Carolina Cultural Studies Institute to Open GEORGETOWN, S.C. — The cultures and history of the South Carolina coast will be the focus of study at a new institute jointly proposed by the Baruch Foundation and Francis Marion and Coastal...
Southern Tradition: Black-Eyed Peas
Do you know why black-eyed peas are lucky on New Year’s Day? As with most superstitions, there are several answers to the question. Typically, the belief that black-eyed peas are a lucky New Year’s meal is especially popular in the south, so it has to do...
Hell on Earth: Battle of Stones River
I have previously examined both those Civil War battles considered pivotal by historians as well as those of lesser importance, those fought on the margins of the war. However, there is yet another category of Civil War battle that bears some exploration. That...
They Can’t Win Unless the President Loses
You know things are bad when the supposedly “loyal opposition” has morphed into the “resistance” and has become way too heavily invested in the president’s failure. Democrats say no matter what they suspect, they really and truly hope...Obiter Dicta
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TEXAS: Restoring fading, damaged Texas historical markers becomes man’s mission What started as childhood resentment for his dad’s mandatory roadside history stops on family vacations has evolved into a full-blown Read More