News From Around the South 7/14 – 7/21
TENNESSEE: “Bubba” Goes Out with a Bang MT. JULIET, Tenn. – To say Harold Dee ‘Bubba’ Jones went out with a bang is a bit of an understatement. Jones, of Lebanon, operated construction machinery and drove large trucks. He was killed in an accident June 23....Washington & Lee CSA Free?
Black law students at Washington and Lee University, under a new group called “The Committee,” have asked Washington and Lee University to take a series of steps to address “the racist and dishonorable conduct of Robert E. Lee.” Lee served as...News from Around the South 6/30 to 7/7
MISSISSIPPI: Cannons Draw Visitors to Siege of Vicksburg Commemoration VICKSBURG, Miss. — A program commemorating the 151st anniversary of the Civil War Siege of Vicksburg drew hundreds to the Vicksburg National Military Park over the weekend. Saturday’s event...Lee's Overland Engineer
History buffs can only name a handful of personalities from the Civil War that seem present at many important events. One man that finds himself involved in widespread actions is Confederate engineer Martin Luther Smith. Smith played a crucial role in both the western...Obiter Dicta
Last week, the Supreme Court effectively abolished the right to assembly in three Southern states. By refusing to hear an Read More
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FLORIDA: Will a Florida museum on Black history tell whole story? Some worry it won’t Florida’s proposal to create a statewide Black history museum prompted interest, and then glossy reports, Read More