The Reconstruction era was one of the darkest in American history in the eyes of unreconstructed Dixians. The economic, cultural,
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Planters and the Poor Folk
Throughout Southern history there has existed a salient cultural dichotomy differentiating the Planter, later the Southern upper-class before and after
On the Development of Jim Crow and the Rise of Southern Populism
The Reconstruction Era was one of the most crucial moments in all of Southern history, yet tends to be heavily
1865: The Triumph of Commerce Over Agrarianism
The ruins of factories and military warehouses still smoldering, the victorious conqueror rides into his vanquished foe’s capitol flanked by
Far From Home
Once in a lifetime a person may meet another individual that strikes up some primal feeling in them. A sense
Thanks to the Wizard of the Saddle
Nathaniel Bedford Forrest now joins the likes of Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson in having a holiday to commemorate
The Vanishing Gentleman
Here’s an article from “The Independent” Volume 86, published 1916. The article was written by Louise Collier Willcox of Norfolk, Virginia. It
This Week in Southern History (August 5 – August 12)
Welcome to the third installment of This Week in Southern History. AUGUST 5 1862: An attempt to retake the city
This Week in Southern History (July 29 – August 4)
Welcome to the second edition of “This Week in Southern History.” NOTE: his week’s edition relies a great deal upon
A Glimpse into Southern History: Bacon’s Rebellion
We often think that our fight against plutocrats and the ruling class of today as being endemic to our age,