by editor | Dec 2, 2020 | Archive, Southern Partisan
The American Civil War wasn’t just a conflict between citizens of the Union and the Confederacy. Spilling over into Indian Territory, on the western frontier of the war, it profoundly divided tribal nations, communities and families. An estimated 20,000 Indian...
by editor | Nov 30, 2020 | Archive, Southern Partisan
If Israel, as is universally believed and has not been denied, was behind the assassination of Iran’s leading nuclear scientist, questions arise: Why would the Israelis kill him? And why would they do it now? The scientist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, it is conceded,...
by editor | Nov 30, 2020 | Archive, Southern Partisan
ARKANSAS: Confederate Monument Stays on Historic List During Transition BENTONVILLE, Ark. — The National Register of Historic Places has approved moving the Confederate monument to its new home at James H. Berry Park, according to a news release. The...
by editor | Nov 25, 2020 | Archive, Southern Partisan
In the four decades before the Civil War, an estimated several thousand enslaved people escaped from the south-central United States to Mexico. Some received help—from free Black people, ship captains, Mexicans, Germans, preachers, mail riders, and, according to one...
by editor | Nov 24, 2020 | Archive, Southern Partisan
Some of the confusion in thinking about matters of race stems from the ambiguity in the terms that we use. I am going to take a stab at suggesting operational definitions for a couple terms in our discussion of race. Good analytical thinking requires that we do not...
by editor | Nov 23, 2020 | Archive, Southern Partisan
KENTUCKY: Committee Approves Resolution for Monument Relocation The Monument Relocation Committee’s final meeting ended with unanimous approval for a resolution including two recommendations for the new home of the Confederate Monument. Daviess County Fiscal Court...