Yes! Weekly has an interesting article about a gun factory in Jamestown that produced weapons for the Confederacy during the Civil War. Another article relates how the area was known for the manufacture of guns. Worth a look…
Category: Southern Heritage
Southern Roots
This map might explain somehow some of the cultural differences between the eastern/ coastal regions of southern states vs. the mountainous areas: The eastern parts of these states came from the central part of England and what is now Wales. The Appalachian regions came from Northern Ireland (the Scots-Irish), Scotland […]
Southern Monument Restoration
This past week brought the first bit of good news on the matter of Southern monuments in a long time. The magnificent Reconciliation Monument at Arlington National Cemetery was ordered to be put back in place by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth: It had been removed by Biden a couple of […]
… You Are Arguing The Confederate Position
Charley Reese: Many people today… argue the Confederate positions without realizing it. For example, if you argue for strict construction of the Constitution, you are arguing the Confederate position; when you oppose pork-barrel spending, you are arguing the Confederate position; and when you oppose protective tariffs, you are arguing the […]
The Edenton Monument Protests
I had the opportunity to visit Edenton, NC about a year ago. Near the waterfront, at the end of its main street, a Confederate monument still sits. One morning, there were mild-mannered protestors at the monument– those against the monument on one side of the street, those in support on […]
Interesting Article About George Wallace
You can find it here. I certainly learned a few things…
Alabama Improves Upon Harvard…
… big time:
Restore Presidents’ Day To Washington
Tom DiLorenzo has a great article about Abe Lincoln. It is very much worth reading. I have seen elsewhere advocacy for the premise that Presidents’ Day ought to be eliminated, and that we need to restore Washington’s Birthday as a national holiday. It makes a lot of sense to me. […]
Bonnie Blue Flag
HT: NC Renegade
More Truth About the Civil War
I am taking the liberty of republishing another excellent article by Professor Clyde Wilson at the Abbeville Institute blog: The great internal bloodletting of 1861—1865 is still a central event and great dividing line in American history. In our discourse today, both high and low, it is now pervasively declared […]