Proud Legacy of Buffalo Soldiers
In 1866, an Act of Congress created six all-black peacetime regiments, later consolidated into four –– the 9th and 10th Cavalry, and the 24th and 25th Infantry –– who became known as “The Buffalo Soldiers.” There are differing theories regarding the origin...
News From Around the South 9/17 to 9/24
VIRGINIA: Museum Showcases Southern Cross PETERSBURG, Va. — The scars from the American Civil War are still visible and conjure up deep emotions today. The post-war period was no different with the Federal occupation of the Southern states known as the...
Democrats Forget Rights of the Accused in Kavanaugh Case
WASHINGTON — The Senate Judiciary Committee’s ranking Democrat, Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, like others in her party, apparently has forgotten that in America, the burden of proof falls on an accuser, not the accused. Thus Feinstein played a starring...
Where Did All the Unity Go?
The annual approach of 9/11 brought memories, news recaps and, best of all, in some ways, speculation — as in, what’s the matter with Americans today? Where’s now the national unity that marked the aftermath of the attacks, the U.S. flags that decorated...
News From Around the South 9/3 to 9/10
SOUTH CAROLINA: Clemson Student Government Condemns Flag Displays CLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson University’s undergraduate Student Senate condemned a recent display of Confederate flags near the campus as a symbol of slavery, racism and white nationalism, continuing a...Obiter Dicta
Washington — What is running through the mind of Russian President Vladimir Putin as 150,000 of his troops mass along Read More
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