News from Around the South 7/29 – 8/5
Georgia: Brown’s Mill Battlefield Celebrates Grand Opening NEWNAN, Ga. — History came alive last week when more than 350 people came to take in the sights at the grand opening of the Brown’s Mill Battlefield Civil War Historic Site located south of Newnan...News from Around the South 7/1 – 7/8
Virginia: Federal Judge Sides with Lexington over Confederate Flag Ban Lexington’s ban on flying the Confederate flag — and other non-governmental colors — from city-owned light poles does not violate a heritage group’s right of free speech, a federal appeals court...The Southern Drawl on Film
“There are things you can get away with in this world, and things you can’t.” The voice is Matthew McConaughey’s, and days after seeing him in “Mud,” I can close my eyes and hear him still — a simple line echoing with the mysteries...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’...Obiter Dicta
“If you’re trying to decide what to do, and you only have two choices, do the thing that’s hardest,” my Read More
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SOUTH CROLINA: Preservationists hope SC battlefield’s designation as endangered will boost attention Hanging Rock Battlefield is one of 11 of the most endangered historical places in the country, a national Read More