News From Around the South 3/21 to 3/28
NORTH CAROLINA: Gaston Confederate Monument Has Racist Past, Civil War Historian Says The Confederate monument in front of the Gaston County courthouse is a monument to white supremacy that celebrates a false narrative about the Civil War and sends a message to...
Is Putin A War Criminal?
President Joseph R. Biden caused a stir in the media last week when he called Russian President Vladimir Putin “a war criminal.” Biden’s statement was apparently made to capitalize on the government’s and the American media’s monolithic...
Loyalty & The Battle of Kernstown
Loyal – unswerving in allegiance[i] The battle of Kernstown, fought on March 23, 1862, resulted in a Confederate retreat under the cover of darkness and a scored victory for the Union in the Shenandoah Valley. “Stonewall” Jackson’s gamble to regain Winchester had...
Is Ukraine’s Partition Zelensky’s Fate?
“It’s time to meet, time to talk … time to restore territorial integrity … for Ukraine,” said President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday. Zelenskyy added that the need to negotiate was even greater for Moscow. “Otherwise,...
News From Around the South 3/14 to 3/21
SOUTH CAROLINA: On Jehossee Island, Rare Remnants of History and Big Potential For Research JEHOSSEE ISLAND — This uninhabited island in the Lowcountry’s ACE Basin was the site of one of the largest rice plantations in the South. Today, alligators swim in what used to...Obiter Dicta
PITTSBURGH — Walking out of the Allegheny County Republican election night event at a local luxury hotel, the young men Read More
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GEORGIA: Georgia lawmaker proposes ‘Confederate History Month’ ATLANTA – A Georgia lawmaker on Monday defended his proposal asking House colleagues to recognize “Confederate History Month,” but black lawmakers charge it Read More