Did Slaves Feel Fortunate? And Other Questions Asked Of A Plantation Tour Guide
In an essay at Vox, a white woman who used to lead tours at a historic Southern plantation recounts questions tourists asked her over the years.
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A Toast To Butter Sculpture, The Art That Melts The Hearts Of The Masses
Once the province of nobles, food sculptures became the art of the people in America. Nowhere is this truer than the butter sculpture, a form that is at once familiar and impressive.
Beyond The Battle Flag: Controversy Over Confederate Symbols Unfurls
Hundreds of Confederate memorials and markers dot the South and beyond. Even as far north as Missouri, two memorials have become flash points.
Confederate Flag Merchandise Is Delicate Topic For Retailers
Some businesses are removing Confederate flag imagery following last week's fatal shootings at a S.C. black church. But not every business is handling the Confederate flag issue in the same way.
Lawmakers Put Brakes On Resolution To Ban Mississippi Flag From Capitol
The measure, proposed by Mississippi Rep. Bennie Thompson, would authorize the removal of that state's flag on the House side of the Capitol complex.
The Cherry Sisters: Worst Act Ever?
How a group of perhaps-clueless farmgirls from Iowa rose to theatrical fame and infamy at the same time.
Grace Lee Boggs, Activist And American Revolutionary, Turns 100
Boggs, famous for her role in helping shape the labor, civil rights and environmental movements in Detroit, has established a legacy of passionate and philosophical protest.
Calls To Remove Confederate Flag Challenge Southern Orthodoxy
Tony Horwitz, author of Confederates in the Attic, says this week's calls to remove Confederate symbols mark the collapse of a stubborn Southern orthodoxy.
'Project Fatherhood': In A Struggling Neighborhood, Dads Are Helping Dads
A dedicated group of fathers in Los Angeles is working to help neighborhood dads do better by their children and their community.
Appetite For War: What Napoleon And His Men Ate On The March
Napoleon is credited with the phrase "an army marches on its stomach," but he probably never said it. Now 200 years after his legendary defeat, it's worth recalling his disregard for feeding his army.