Echoes of Reconstruction: A Black Soldier Reports on Human Rights Violations in the South During Reconstruction
By Patrick Young, author of The Reconstruction Era blog. Many of the records of the Reconstruction Era were written by white men. These include reports from government officials, newspaper reporters and editors, and long-form books by white authors. Some of this...
Dolly Parton’s Final Gift to Caregivers
Just four days before she died, Dolly Parton said she was being treated for health problems that she “didn’t pay attention to when I was watching over Carl.” She was talking about the years she spent caring for her husband through a long illness. All...
News From Around the South, 9/14 to 9/21
KENTUCKY: Kentucky agriculture has moved beyond tobacco. Some wonder what’s been lost. CLARK COUNTY, Ky. – Kenneth Anderson’s father taught him what to look for in high-quality tobacco, cured for weeks in the rafters of a Clark County barn. How to “grade” or rate the...
More Threats to the Freedom of Speech
The freedom of speech and of the press is not a gift bestowed by a president, Congress or a federal agency. It is a natural right of all persons. The First Amendment does not create that right; it prohibits the government from infringing upon it. The ability to think,...
The Best New Barbecue Joints In The South
Every two years, Southern Living posts its best new barbecue joints in the South, and that highly anticipated list just came out this past week Since we love barbecue as much as we love The South, thank you, Southern Living and barbecue editor Robert Moss, for this...Obiter Dicta
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