The 2012 League of the South national conference will be held in the new Alabama LS culture center and headquarters in Wallsboro (Elmore County), Alabama, on 20-21 July (Friday-Saturday)...
Though Nathan Bedford Forrest was not a writer, had little formal education, never authored a book, and was not a professional speaker, he did leave us with a number of witty comments, profound words, and sublime statements.
The grand opening of the Alabama League of the South building will take place on Saturday, 21 January 2012, at 10 a.m. The address of the building is 12814 US Hwy 231, Wetumpka, Alabama 36092. All League members (from all States) and friends are invited to join us.
Why in the 21st Century should we care about “the Old Rebel” Robert E. Lee, a Victorian who was old fashioned even during his own time, and who died nearly 150 years ago? Why a book about how his peers saw him, when the world he lived in disappeared long ago, making his life and death seemingly meaningless to those of us living in the modern era?
Those who support States rights, constitutional government, and the right of secession are now commonly called by the ruling elite right-wing extremists and potential domestic terrorists. We traditional Southerners are indeed familiar with this game.
Whether you are new to the “Great Virginian” or a longtime fan, award-winning Southern historian Lochlainn Seabrook’s
book, The Quotable Robert E. Lee: Selections From the Writings and Speeches of the South’s Most Beloved Civil War General, will be a
revelation. Writers, teachers, scholars, speakers, preachers, lecturers, and historians will find this compact book of literary
gems of inestimable value
t's not often I read a perfect book. The last one was Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy. Mississippi Cotton is perfect. Narrated by Jake Connor, it is set in 1951 in the Mississippi Delta region...
From time to time, folks who read my essays and articles and hear my speeches will send me a sincere private query that can properly be summed up as such: “Why do you hate America?”
In this handy Civil War Sesquicentennial Edition of The Unquotable Abraham Lincoln, Southern historian Lochlainn Seabrook closely examines the politically incorrect statements they don’t want you to know.
I'm happy to report that Mrs. Joyce Wigginton of Hackleburg, Alabama, our "adopted" tornado relief family, has now received enough funds to have built her foundation for her new home.
