April 4, 2005 -
On April 4, 1968, a shot rang through a throng of striking garbage workers in Memphis, Tennessee. Who fired the gun is still being debated, but the result is not: Martin Luther King, Jr., was killed at the young age of 39 on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel.
April 1, 2005 -
From the Birmingham News (reg req'd):
April 1, 2005 -
Amanda Marcotte at Pandagon says that "Southern women are already feminists, they just don't know it yet." Check out her post on Loretta Lynn and finding the heart of the South:
March 31, 2005 -
by Pam Spaulding of Pam's House Blend and Big Brass Blog
March 31, 2005 -
by Pam Spaulding of Pam's House Blend and Big Brass Blog
March 31, 2005 -
by Pam Spaulding of Pam's House Blend and Big Brass Blog As Gary said in his intro post, I'm an actual Durham native -- that seems to be a rarity in these parts at the present time, with all the Yankee immigrants over the last couple of decades.
March 31, 2005 -
Our appreciation to Rahul Mahajan for yesterday's posts on the two Souths (American and Iraqi). Taking over today is Pam Spaulding, of Durham, North Carolina (home of the Institute for Southern Studies).