News From Around the South, 3/18 to 3/25
American Battlefield Trust seeks volunteers for annual spring cleanup, maintenance of South Carolina historic sites COLUMBIA, S.C. — The American Battlefield Trust is once again calling for volunteers to help with the spring cleaning and sprucing up of some of the...
Can Congress Ban TikTok?
“Congress shall make no law … abridging the freedom of speech.” —First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution When James Madison set about to draft the Bill of Rights — the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution — he was articulating what lawyers...
The Complex Origins Of Fried Chicken
Southern food in all its glory — from the fried oysters of eastern Virginia’s Tidewater region to Lowcountry South Carolinian delights like spicy shrimp and grits to Louisiana’s dark, rich gumbos — can legitimately be called America’s cuisine. The...
Abortion is a Winning Issue for Republicans
The visit by Vice President Kamala Harris to a Planned Parenthood abortion clinic in St. Paul, the first ever visit by a president or vice president to an abortion clinic, is getting the considerable attention it deserves. When America’s vice president visits...
News From Around the South 3/11 to 3/18
SOUTH CAROLINA: University Works to Digitize Black History Collection COLUMBIA, S.C. — A hundred years ago, thousands of Black residents visited Washington Street for something modern Columbians take for granted — getting a photo taken. There, they found the studio...Obiter Dicta
There is lore about the 1862 meeting between Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of “Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” — the influential novel Read More
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Louisiana: Legislators could use their campaign cash for clothing if bill passes Louisiana lawmakers might lift a prohibition on using their campaign and political action committee funding to purchase clothing Read More