Southerners Shaped America Fathers of Country and Constitution
A southern-led tale credits George Washington and Thomas Jefferson as key founders and James Madison as Father of the Constitution. It extols southern influence in early U.S. government, presidents, and the nation’s democratic contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
George Washington
America
Thomas Jefferson
England
King George
Washington, D.C
United States
James Madison
South
Moderates in Religion Back Civil Rights Unity
The piece notes a wave of moderate religious leaders across denominations endorsing racial equality and alignment with U.S. civil rights rulings. It cites Atlanta clergy, major church bodies, and the 1954 Supreme Court decision, with bishops endorsing nonsegregation and calls for lawful obedience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church
U. S. Supreme Court
National Conference of the Methodist Church
Southern Baptist Convention
St. Louis
Supreme Court
Smith View of Southern Life Explored With Poise
John Moward Griffin reviews Lillian Smith's work as a powerful synthesis of compassion and blunt truth about the South. The book exposes delusion, racism, and the social costs of repression, praising Smith as a first-rate thinker and artist who illuminates a tragic national flaw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Smith
U.S
Congress
Miss Smith
John Moward Griffin
White Men Built America and Southern Proudness Shared
A historical text extols white Southern Americans as builders and protectors of the nation. It argues England and slavery shaped early America, claims slaves were white in biblical times, and notes Russia holds vast slave camps with white slaves today.
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America
England
Europe
Christopher Columbus
Africa
King George
Russia
Joseph
Solomon
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Patrick Henry
Cape Cod
Dependable Service
Red Chase Lumber, Inc
Exeter
West Dennis, Mass
Louisville
Brooks Hays
Little Rock
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