In accepting the Nobel Prize for literature in 1950, William Faulkner said: “problems of the human spirit” were on hold. Now, Faulkner said: “There is only the question: When will
High above the football stadium at Clemson University sits Fort Hill, the stately antebellum home of John C. Calhoun. On game days at Clemson, the marching band parades down the
Like many youngsters interested in history, I read only books about presidents and generals as a boy. Harry Truman became my favorite president—in part because my grandmother claimed to be
What historical sites are on your bucket list? Fortunately, I have visited several of mine – Civil War sites from Chickamauga to Gettysburg and civil rights sites like the Edmund
When Lincoln became president on March 4, 1861, white citizens of seven slaveholding states no longer considered themselves citizens of the United States of America. Unwilling to accept a Republican
On July 16, 1945, the USS Indianapolis slipped away from its moorings on Mare Island, California, headed for the South Pacific. The United States military command so heavily guarded the
The First Amendment protects five distinct freedoms: religious freedom, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of assembly, and freedom to petition. When asked to list these freedoms, most
Rumors were swirling throughout New England. What were the delegates, gathered in secret, doing? Were spies and war opponents, known as “Blue Lights,” aiding and abetting the enemy by flashing
Most Americans employed in the private sector have experienced this moment. They looked at their paycheck stub, noted the listed deductions from their gross pay, and wondered, “What the heck
This day, in a sense, marks the anniversary of the beginning of American independence. While the American Revolution ended with the surrender of Lord Cornwallis to General George Washington at
