by editor | Jun 15, 2021 | Archive, Southern Partisan
VIRGINIA: Research Finds Scores of Rockbridge African American Men Joined Union In Civil War LEXINGTON, Va. (WDBJ) – When researchers at the Rockbridge Historical Society were looking into local African American history, they were in for a surprise. “And I saw a...
by editor | Jun 10, 2021 | Archive, Southern Partisan
For the first time in American history, a federal judge last week authorized the government to admit as evidence in a criminal case in a public courtroom words uttered by the defendant that were obtained under torture. The fruits of torture — which is any cruel or...
by editor | Jun 9, 2021 | Archive, Southern Partisan
The classics department at Princeton University recently decided that the idea that classics majors ought to know Latin or Greek has been a mistake. Old-fashioned, perhaps. Until now, undergrads who wanted to major in the study of classical texts needed to come into...
by editor | Jun 8, 2021 | Archive, Southern Partisan
“Take away this pudding; it has no theme,” is a comment attributed to Winston Churchill, when a disappointing dessert was put in front of him. Writers have used Churchill’s remark to describe a foreign policy that lacks coherence or centrality of...
by editor | Jun 7, 2021 | Archive, Southern Partisan
VIRGINIA: State Dedicating Historical Marker For “Central Lunatic Asylum” Site RICHMOND, Va. — A state historical marker will be dedicated Monday that highlights the Central Lunatic Asylum — the first standalone hospital for African Americans...
by editor | Jun 3, 2021 | Archive, Southern Partisan
“Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty.” — Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826). No one knows if Thomas Jefferson personally uttered those words. They have been widely attributed to him, but they don’t appear in any of his writings. If he did not...