News from Around the South 1/28 – 2/4
Virginia: The Civil War’s Madam on the Mall Vienna, Va.— As the nearly million people stood on the national Mall and watched the inauguration of President Barack Obama, little did they know that they were extremely near a very popular and profitable business...
Resegregation?
As conservative southern Democrats—once known as Dixiecrats—switched to Republicans, Black state lawmakers have seen their power evaporate in the South. “Virtually all Black elected officials in the region are outsiders looking in,” wrote senior research associate...
Reeling Southern Dems Seek New Strategy
Southern Democrats in Washington for the inauguration of President Obama celebrated as much as their counterpoints from across the country. But they also knew they had work to do, with GOP senators, governors and state legislatures cutting a bright red swath through...
Race Discrimination?
White Republicans, Southern evangelicals most likely to claim reverse discrimination, research finds With the affirmative action case Fisher v. University of Texas before the Supreme Court, “reverse discrimination” is back in the public eye. Perceptions of...
Women in Combat
Think women haven’t been in combat? Meet the women who dressed like men to fight the Civil War. The military ban on women in combat is coming to an end. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta announced the overturning of a 1994 Pentagon rule that restricts women from...Obiter Dicta
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SOUTH CAROLINA: SC militias fought for America’s freedom – who fights for their battlegrounds? As a boy, Rick Wise was hooked on military history from the beginning. But he was Read More