The Battle of Latta
If you want to get technical about it, the Civil War has been over for 148 years. Still, sporadic fighting breaks out occasionally — as it did in a South Carolina school district over the right to wear a Confederate flag to school. When the encyclopedia of student...News From Around the South 4/15 – 4/22
Georgia: Mayor Praises Confederate Memorial Effort MARIETTA, Ga. — Members of the United Daughters of Confederacy Kennesaw Chapter were joined by a little over 50 others Sunday to celebrate Confederate Memorial Day. The family friendly event was held at the...The Politics of Song
Like any effective popular song that explores cultural misunderstanding, “Accidental Racist’’ has ignited a lively dialogue about language and symbols that can mean very different things to different people. And it is hardly the first time a song by a Southerner...
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
Was the passage by the House last Saturday and the Senate on Tuesday of the foreign aid package with money Read More
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