by editor | Aug 29, 2019 | Archive, Southern Partisan
The New York Times has begun a major initiative, the “1619 Project,” to observe the 400th anniversary of the beginning of American slavery. It aims to reframe American history so that slavery and the contributions of black Americans explain who we are as a...
by editor | Aug 29, 2019 | Archive, Southern Partisan
Fort Donelson has “Unconditional Surrender” Grant. It has an early morning Confederate attack, a breakout by Nathan Bedford Forrest and, in short, the stuff that makes good history. But from this outsider’s perspective looking in on the Western Theater, I believe (and...
by editor | Aug 28, 2019 | Archive, Southern Partisan
Danny Shirley says he and the band he formed more than 30 years ago are under fire, all because of their name. Confederate Railroad, who earned a 1993 Grammy nomination for their hit “Trashy Women,” had their performances at two local fairs in Illinois and New York...
by editor | Aug 26, 2019 | Archive, Southern Partisan
President Donald Trump, who canceled a missile strike on Iran, after the shoot-down of a U.S. Predator drone, to avoid killing Iranians, may not want a U.S. war with Iran. But the same cannot be said of Bibi Netanyahu. Saturday, Israel launched a night attack on a...
by editor | Aug 26, 2019 | Archive, Southern Partisan
GEORGIA: Markers Recalling Racist History Going Alongside Confederate Monuments ATLANTA — New markers are now in place, adding context to some of Atlanta’s divisive Old South monuments that harken back to the Civil War. Two markers were installed Friday in...
by editor | Aug 22, 2019 | Archive, Southern Partisan
What could better illustrate the floundering chaos of the Democratic Party than a new national poll showing Joe Biden as the clear front-runner? The party’s got nothing else besides this fumbling faux pas factory. You know the base doesn’t want Biden, yet...