Civil War Toll Much Worse in Confederate States, New Estimates Show
Faded ink. Inconsistencies. Fires. The deadliest conflict in American history, the Civil War, also had some of its worst-kept records, making the true number of casualties seem forever elusive. For decades, historians have cobbled together clues. But thanks to a newly...
There Are No Permanent Defeats
In 1994, Republicans won a sweeping victory that cost Democrats control of the House and Senate for the first time in 40 years. Republicans took an eye-popping 54 seats, leading many to conclude that this was a permanent political realignment. Two years later, Bill...
News From Around the South, 11/11 to 11/18
VIRGINIA: Latino Virginia oral history project gives voice to stories that supplant stereotypes ore than 1 in 10 Virginia residents are Latino, according to a 2022 report from the Virginia Latino Advisory Board. By 2030, their numbers are estimated to grow to nearly...
Deep In The Everglades, Visiting the Miccosukee ‘Tree Islands’
Deep within the seemingly endless saw-grass marshes of the Florida Everglades, I found myself standing on an unexpected speck of dry land on a bright spring day. The boat ride to this spot had fully exposed my tour group to the blustery wind and midday sun, and the...
Cultural Curators Face Reckoning for Mocking Middle America
PITTSBURGH — Walking out of the Allegheny County Republican election night event at a local luxury hotel, the young men waiting to valet my car got into a discussion with me about the just-announced election results. All four men were in their 30s. Two were white, one...
News From Around the South 11/4 to 11/11
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 glorifies a time when slavery was acceptable....
The Voters Wanted Change. They’re Going to Get It.
"It isn't a hard choice," we said. On one side was a candidate who would abide by the Constitution and laws of the United States and accept the outcome of elections. On the other was a candidate refusing to accept a 2024 defeat even as memories of his attempted coup...
Our Favorite Books: Emerging Civil War’s Tim Talbott’s Top 5 Picks
As much as I read, I have many, many, many favorite books. Narrowing them down to my five most favorite is extremely difficult, if not impossible. However, if I make this list “five of my favorite books” instead of “my five most favorite books,” that helps take off...
What Do You Hear?
Will angry young men who are attracted by Donald Trump's sexist machismo and utter lack of a filter actually turn out to vote? Will latent sexism rear its ugly head, as it did in 2016, leading Trump to perform better than his poll numbers predict? Will young women,...
News From Around the South, 10/28 to 11/4
SOUTH CAROLINA: Largest conservation easement project in SC history underway with $50M grant COLUMBIA — More than 62,000 acres of land in the Pee Dee are slated for protection, marking the largest conservation easement project in the state’s history, according to a...
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