"Holding on to Those Who Can't Be Held": Reenacting a Lynching at Moore's Ford, Georgia
...movements of hunting and gathering and the foundational acts of ancestors and divinities. All ritual practice may be conceived of as a kind of reenactment, recreating prior ritual action as...
African Americans in Atlanta: Adrienne Herndon, an Uncommon Woman
...To sustain the momentum of her critical acclaim, Herndon hired the George Britt Company, a lecture and musical agency, to arrange for platform appearances.With an engagement secured in Lynn, Massachusetts,...
"Our Country"—Benjamin E. Wise's William Alexander Percy
...local, regional, and national affiliation became common in this era, and Percy participated in and was shaped by this cultural trend. Out of the conviction that same-sex love was natural,...
Brushes with War
...General Sherman's approval, General George Stoneman's mounted troops hoped to grab headlines by pressing south to liberate Andersonville; instead, most were captured and marched to the infamous prison. In the...
The Future of Slavery's Historical Spaces
...in general and slavery in particular. Academic scholars can be of great assistance in this critical venture, helping to develop the historical context for public presentation as a step toward...
States' Rights Resurgent: The Attack on the Voting Rights Act
...http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/Redistricting-debate-hears-new-argument-4655908.php. Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange called the decision "an important victory for the fundamental constitutional principle that all states enjoy equal sovereignty."15"AG Strange Praises the US Supreme Court for...
Baton Rouge, Louisiana images
Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Dry Fountain and Old State Capitol Completed in 1850, this castle-like Gothic Revival structure served as Louisiana's capitol until 1932. Construction Trailer During the summer of...
"Little Switzerland"
...entertaining in every way than all the others. The very best people of Atlanta visit it and the universal exclamation is, 'Oh, how beautiful! How gorgeously grand! I never knew...
Ten Dollars and a Bus Ticket
...Alabama. He hopes to work in international or public policy law. Catalina "CJ" McCormick is also a 2009 graduate of the University of Alabama with a degree in communications and...
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...our website, updated our audio and video, and significantly expanded our readership. As an online journal working at the intersection of a number of scholarly disciplines, we find ourselves in...