News From Around the South 11/30 to 12/1

News From Around the South 11/30 to 12/1

GEORGIA: Pelham leaders phasing out Confederate Flag Police Patches PELHAM, Ga. (WALB) – Two Pelham residents are speaking out Monday, calling for the city’s police officers to remove the Confederate flag from their uniform. The city said they’ve officially...
The First Freedom

The First Freedom

” But even in a pandemic, the Constitution cannot be put away and forgotten. ” — Supreme Court of the United States, November 25, 2020 When teaching law students about the Bill of Rights, professors often ask on the first day of class which is the first...
The First Freedom

Has Bibi Boxed Biden In On Iran?

If Israel, as is universally believed and has not been denied, was behind the assassination of Iran’s leading nuclear scientist, questions arise: Why would the Israelis kill him? And why would they do it now? The scientist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, it is conceded,...
When The Enslaved Went South

When The Enslaved Went South

In the four decades before the Civil War, an estimated several thousand enslaved people escaped from the south-central United States to Mexico. Some received help—from free Black people, ship captains, Mexicans, Germans, preachers, mail riders, and, according to one...