News From Around the South, 12/26 to 1/2

News From Around the South, 12/26 to 1/2

South Carolina: Revolutionary War Soldiers Remains Help Anthropologists Unravel Battle of Camden Archaeologists with the South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology at USC have studied the Camden Battlefield for decades, but their most recent finding is...
Reparations: Blackwashing Slavery

Reparations: Blackwashing Slavery

When it comes to the absurdity of American taxpayers giving “reparations” to black descendants of slaves, it’s hard to limit the number of objections. Apart from the fact that American slavery, though horrific, was legal; that it ended 157 years ago;...
Reparations: Blackwashing Slavery

Searching For Monsters

“America goes not abroad in search of monsters to destroy … She might become the dictatress of the world, But she would no longer be the ruler of her own spirit.” — John Quincy Adams (1767-1848) In the middle of his term as Secretary of State, the...
News From Around the South 12/19 to 12/26

News From Around the South 12/19 to 12/26

New York: West Point Begins Removal of Confederate Monuments  West Point has begun removing Confederate monuments at the campus — including a portrait of Robert E. Lee, who once served as the storied military academy’s superintendent, officials said. Lt. Gen. Steven...
For Richmond, A Compelling New Chapter

For Richmond, A Compelling New Chapter

History is not necessarily being rewritten in Richmond, Va., but there is a compelling new chapter in the works. The state capital, once the capital of the Confederacy, is reckoning with its legacy of slavery and Jim Crow-era racism: The mansion-lined Monument Avenue...
Reparations: Blackwashing Slavery

What If Christmas Is Real?

What if Christmas is a core belief in the birth of Jesus Christ who lived among us and many times offered a freely given promise of eternal life that no believer should reject or apologize for? What if Christmas is the rebirth of Christ in the hearts of all believers?...