News From Around the South 4/8 – 4/15
Tenessee: Sons of Confederate Veterans Diss Memphis Over Parks Choice MEMPHIS — The Sons of Confederate Veterans International chose Richardson, Texas, over Memphis for its 2016 annual convention in part because of “negative publicity” over Memphis’...Surrender Anniversary
The national capital of the Confederate States of America, Richmond, Va., fell to the Union Army 148 years ago this month, after 10 months of bloody horror in the muddy bug-infested trenches around nearby Petersburg, Va., as the Union armies tightened their noose..."Every Last Chicken"
The Civil War was fought in two critical arenas, the battlefield and the home front. Military battles generated the most drama, and usually receive the most attention. But ultimately the civilian struggle proved just as significant. The South was hit early, and hit...
News from Around the South 3/25 – 4/1
North Carolina: Confederate Flag at old Capitol Draws Anger RALEIGH, N.C. — A Confederate battle flag hung inside the old North Carolina State Capitol to mark the sesquicentennial of the Civil War is raising concern with civil rights leaders. The flag was raised...Obiter Dicta
A failed war does not end when the drones stop flying. It creates a new danger: A government that refuses Read More
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TEXAS:Texas education board approves controversial school curriculum changes The Brief The Republican-majority Texas State Board of Education approved revised high school social studies standards that alter how Islam and Christianity Read More