News from Around the South 10/27-11-1

News from Around the South 10/27-11-1

North Carolina: Captain’s Judgment Questioned in HMS Bounty sinking When the HMS Bounty set sail in 1787, Captain William Bligh had only his instincts to safely complete a journey from England to the South Pacific island of Tahiti. Last week, Robin Walbridge,...
Why are States so Red and Blue?

Why are States so Red and Blue?

Regardless of who wins the presidential election, we already know now how most of the electoral will be colored, which will be close to the way it has been colored for decades. Broadly speaking, the Southern and Western desert and mountain states will vote for the...
South's Swing States

South's Swing States

What’s going on in the Southern swing states? In 2008, President Barack Obama managed an historic accomplishment: He was not only elected as the first African American in the White House, he got there in part due to becoming the first Democrat in decades to win...
News from Around the South 10/19-10/26

News from Around the South 10/19-10/26

Florida: Confederate Flag at School Angers Mom A South Florida mom is not happy with a history exhibition at her child’s elementary school. Tina Meadows is asking Sunset Lakes Elementary School in Miramar to remove a Confederate flag on display in a school...
Book Review

Book Review

War on the Waters, by James McPherson James McPherson, Civil War historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author has published his latest book, War on the Waters, through the University of North Carolina Press. Although previously undervalued for their strategic impact...
Mason-Dixon Line Showing its Age

Mason-Dixon Line Showing its Age

Cultural and – more recently – political changes have shifted the traditional border between North and South One way and another, surveyors have left their mark on American history. George Washington started his career as one. Then came Charles Mason and Jeremiah...