Stories related to the history and heritage of Dixie and the Southern people
In the decades prior to Southern independence in 1860-61 the ranks of secessionists slowly grew until they became a powerful political and social force with a great deal of influence in the Southern media, educational system, the Democratic Party and State governments. During that time the strongest political foes of the early secessionists (the...
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The economic interests of the industrial and financial elites of the Northeast had a great deal of influence on the events which brought war to the South in the 1860s and led to half a million deaths. John V Denson, an Alabama attorney, author and adjunct scholar at the Ludwig von Mises Institute, writes about this...
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The plantation civilisation that was centred around the Caribbean (and extended to the north throughout Dixie and to the south deep into Brazil) and dominated the Western Hemisphere from 1500 to the mid-1800s was brought to a sudden and devastating end at the height of its economic and social success. In some areas of the Golden Circle region (a...
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Early Southern nationalist leader and South Carolina statesman Robert Barnwell Rhett understood well the crusading spirit of the moralists who have always been aligned against the traditional South. He also understood that the world-view of the South’s enemies is based upon abstractions (such as ‘human rights,’ ‘equality’ and universalism) while the Southern world-view is...
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As discussed in past articles, the English plantation colonies of the Caribbean and Lower South were both part of a broader agrarian civilisation that was developed first by the Portuguese and Spanish in the sugar isles of the eastern Atlantic, was transferred to Brazil and was later spread throughout the Caribbean and the mainland...
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Dr Mark Thornton, Senior Fellow with the Ludwig von Mises Institute and former economic analyst for Alabama Governor Fob James, recently appeared on Next News Network to discuss Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln film and how the portrayal of the sixteenth president of the United States compares to the real Lincoln. Dr Thornton noted that while the acting and production in the movie is...
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Dr Walter E Williams, Distinguished Professor of Economics at George Mason University, points out in a recent article at LewRockwell.com that despite the box office success and critical praise for Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln, in real life the sixteenth US president was a hypocrite on the three major issues of his time: secession, slavery and the...
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On the Golden Circle podcast today we take a look at the political struggle over foreign policy and war preparations within the newly-established Confederate States Government in the winter of 1861.Topics include: Southern nationalists vs Southern conservatives; Excerpt from William C Davis’ book Rhett: The Turbulent Life and Times of a Fire-Eater; Rhett’s vision of a free South; Conservatives...
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Throughout the history of the South, outside moral, social and political crusaders have sought to intervene to shape Southern society as they saw best. Essentially, the attitude of such people has long been similar to the sentiments expressed recently by New York Congressman Charles Rangel when he said that Southern culture had to be ‘overcome.‘ The...
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The societies of the plantation civilisation which stretched from Brazil to Delaware have contended with demographic issues throughout their history. The plantation system led to radical demographic change first in the islands of the eastern Atlantic (also see here), then in Brazil, the Caribbean and finally in Dixie. In places such as Barbados, the Lowcountry of South...
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One of the leading Southern nationalist advocates in the Palmetto State years before secession and the US war against the South was Maxcy Gregg. The Columbia native was a lawyer, scientist and soldier who ultimately gave his life for Southern independence, killed in 1862 while resisting the US invasion of Virginia. The picture below...
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Like all the programming on National Public Radio (NPR), ‘Fresh Air‘ has a Leftist perspective (see: Bruce Levine goes on NPR to attack the South). The host of the show, Terry Gross, frequently makes comments which betray her political and social bias. That said, the show does have some interesting guests and today the program featured...
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