News from Around the South 10/19-10/26

News from Around the South 10/19-10/26

Florida: Confederate Flag at School Angers Mom A South Florida mom is not happy with a history exhibition at her child’s elementary school. Tina Meadows is asking Sunset Lakes Elementary School in Miramar to remove a Confederate flag on display in a school...
Book Review

Book Review

War on the Waters, by James McPherson James McPherson, Civil War historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author has published his latest book, War on the Waters, through the University of North Carolina Press. Although previously undervalued for their strategic impact...
News from Around the South, Oct. 11-18

News from Around the South, Oct. 11-18

Arkansas: State Honors Young Civil War Hero By Bruce Walker, The New American “War is hell,” William Tecumseh Sherman once said. The American Civil War was a dark chapter in America’s history. Yet it did produce those who merited respect and honor....
News from Around the South 10/3-10/10

News from Around the South 10/3-10/10

Arkansas: Mauch Under Fire for Slavery Defense A Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives has a history of writing in support of slavery and the Confederacy, along with comparing Abraham Lincoln to Karl Marx. State Rep. Loy Mauch (R-Bismarck) wrote a...
News from Around the South 9/27-10/3

News from Around the South 9/27-10/3

Arkansas: Court Upholds Medical Marijuana Proposal The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a proposed ballot measure that, if successful, would make the state the first in the South to legalize medical marijuana. The Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The...