Southern History

January 21, 2008 - "Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men." -- Martin Luther King Jr., Strength to Love, 1963

September 29, 2007 - One of the interesting story lines about civil rights and the Southern movement for equality was its intersections with business.

September 12, 2007 - Paul Ortiz -- a professor in the community studies program at the University of California at Santa Cruz and an Institute for

June 27, 2007 - The Washington Post's four-part profile of Dick Cheney offers a fascinating glimpse into the most powerful vice presidency in U.S. history.

June 20, 2007 - As many know, today is Juneteenth, marking the day in 1865 that African-American slaves in Galveston, Texas were informed that they were free -- over two years after Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. Juneteenth.org provides more background:

February 5, 2007 - Peyton Manning, son of New Orleans, finally shook the monkey off his back and led the Indianapolis Colts to victory in the unofficial U.S. holiday known as the Super Bowl.

February 1, 2007 - America has lost a great writer, and a fighter for truth and justice who never gave up and never backed down. A tribute from an editor and friend:

January 30, 2007 - Anyone interested in the future of Southern politics should take a long look at Bob Moser's excellent cover piece in this week's issue of The Nation.