News From Around the South 7/28 – 8/4
NORTH CAROLINA: Kids Civil War Camp a Hit DALLAS, N.C. — In the small Gaston County town of Dallas, kids between the ages of 8 and 12 recently walked up to men in blue and gray uniforms, took a feather, dipped it in fake ink, and picked which side of the Civil...News from Around the South 7/7 to 7/14
VIRGINIA: Washington and Lee to Remove Confederate Flag LEXINGTON, Va. — Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Va., has agreed to remove replicas of Confederate flags several months after 12 black law students demanded their removal from campus. The flags...Hello world!
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As your horse-drawn carriage clip-clops along the sunny streets of Charleston, South Carolina, you can marvel at a perfect historic snapshot of the USA. In the picture are grand antebellum mansions where visitors still leave calling cards on silver salvers;...Faces of the New South
“As you may know, 150 years ago the father of urban renewal passed through our town,” says the guide from Peachtree Trolley tours in downtown Atlanta. “When he left here we had a chance to start over…” She’s speaking ruefully, sarcastically, of course. In 1864 –...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