by editor | Apr 13, 2017 | Archive, Southern Partisan
VIRGINIA: Candidate for Governor Says Nothing Racist About Confederate Flag Virginia gubernatorial candidate Corey Stewart, a Republican, embraced the Confederate flag and Virginia’s history of defending slavery on Saturday, using multiple phrases that indicate his...
by editor | Apr 6, 2017 | Archive, Southern Partisan
I was asked by Ray Barber if I would like to go up and see Fort York. My immediate answer was, “Yes. When?” Barber is a native of New York who was drawn to Salisbury because of his interest in local history, military history and Civil War history. He works countless...
by editor | Apr 4, 2017 | Archive, Southern Partisan
Do conservatives — or non-leftists, for that matter — appreciate just how terrific Donald Trump has been as president? And how lucky we are that he won the presidency? I don’t know the answer. What I do know is that they ought to be deeply appreciative of him,...
by editor | Apr 4, 2017 | Archive, Southern Partisan
MISSISSIPPI: Governor Proclaims Confederate Heritage Month JACKSON, Miss. – Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant has again proclaimed April to be Confederate Heritage Month. The proclamation does not specifically mention slavery, and is similar to ones previously issued...
by editor | Mar 30, 2017 | Archive, Southern Partisan
Driving around the hallowed grounds at Vicksburg National Military Park in the state of Mississippi reminded National Parks traveler Mikah Meyer of another famous battlefield: Gettysburg, in Pennsylvania. The Battle of Gettysburg was the bloodiest battle of the...
by editor | Mar 29, 2017 | Archive, Southern Partisan
Nationally, black junior high and high school students are suspended at a rate more than three times as often as their white peers, twice as often as their Latino peers and more than 10 times as often as their Asian peers. According to former Department of Education...