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Is Racism Responsible for Today’s Black Problems?

by editor | Jul 28, 2020 | Archive, Southern Partisan

I doubt whether any American would defend the police treatment of George Floyd that led to his death. But many Americans are supporting some of the responses to Floyd’s death — rioting, looting, wanton property destruction, assaults on police and other kinds of...

News From Around the South 7/20 to 7/27

by editor | Jul 27, 2020 | Archive, Southern Partisan

FLORIDA: Civil War Re-Enactment Ends After 40 Years BROOKSVILLE, Fla. — Each January, Hernando County scrambled to put out the welcome mat for what has been called the largest Civil War reenactment in Florida — the Brooksville Raid. Hundreds of re-enactors clad...

Path To Victory

by editor | Jul 23, 2020 | Archive, Southern Partisan

There is always a path to victory; the question is, can it be found and followed? If I had the opportunity, this would be my advice to President Donald Trump regarding his reelection. First, understand that people are scared, and do something about it. The pandemic,...

Tar Heel Name Has Complex Racial History

by editor | Jul 22, 2020 | Archive, Southern Partisan

North Carolinians have long called themselves Tar Heels, and “Tar Heel” is a badge of pride—and, indeed, preeminence—in a variety of fields from scholarship to basketball. “Tar Heel” is but one of many nicknames for the residents of specific states. Tar Heels’...

Historical Ignorance and Confederate Generals

by editor | Jul 21, 2020 | Archive, Southern Partisan

The Confederacy has been the excuse for some of today’s rioting, property destruction and grossly uninformed statements. Among the latter is the testimony before the House Armed Services Committee by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley...

News From Around the South 7/13 to 7/20

by editor | Jul 20, 2020 | Archive, Southern Partisan

TENNESSEE: NASCAR’s Wallace Booed at Bristol BRISTOL, Tenn. — NASCAR star Bubba Wallace had a night to forget on Wednesday in Bristol, Tennessee when he was booed by a number of fans prior to the NASCAR All-Star Open. The several thousands of fans that...