Book Review
“Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid that Sparked the Civil War,” Tony Horwitz. Picador, Henry Holt & Co. 365 pages. $18. Many Southerners have denied that the Civil War was fought over slavery, arguing that the war was really in defense of...
Civil War Secrets
The waves off North Carolina’s Cape Hatteras rose 20 feet and crashed down on the steam-powered vessel, which at just 172 feet long appeared too small to be a warship. Many of the 63 sailors on the USS Monitor had been in storms before, but they were used to...
Most Centenarians in South
Bad news, guys. The chances of making it to 100 are much greater if you’re a woman. The 2010 census found 80 percent of the 53,364 people age 100 or older are women, according to a report out today. For every 100 centenarians, only 20.7 percent are men. The...
Florida's Identity Crisis
Ask anyone north of the Mason Dixon Line or west of the Mississippi to name a state in the Deep South and see how long it takes for them to mention Florida. Fair warning: You should probably get a snack or something, it’s going to be a while. Florida is not often the...
News from Around the South 12/10-12/17
Georgia: Teen’s Diary Provides Perspective on Civil War From atop Macon’s College Street, a disabled teen seemed to have little to look forward to except satisfying his voracious hunger for news of the Civil War. More than 150 years later, the world can now view...Obiter Dicta
We’ve seen masked government agents roughing people up, shouting obscenities at them, trapping them on freezing cold roofs, smashing their Read More
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VIRGINIA: Mobile museum bringing Virginia history across the Commonwealth CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — It is a truck on a mission to teach young students and families about Virginia history. While Read More