From Abe Lincoln To Charlie Kirk: The Ugly History Of Celebrating Death
"Perhaps this is to be expected from a generation that increasingly views murder as an acceptable avenue for silencing those with opposing views..."...
History
When Words Become Bullets
by Mark Powell
In mourning Charlie Kirk, we’re reminded Americans have paid the deadly price of political rhetoric before....
Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Ballroom’ And Truman’s Contentious Balcony
by Mark Powell
Any change to the "people's house" is viewed with skepticism......
Palmetto Past & Present: Heroism, Human Shields And The Immortal 600
by Mark Powell
"It's easy to romanticize the Civil War as a chivalrous affair, the final swords and roses struggle of a bygone age. The reality was anything...
Palmetto Past & Present: South Carolina’s Rosa Parks
by Mark Powell
The story of Sarah Mae Flemming......
Palmetto Past & Present: The Sad Saga Of A South Carolina Nazi Sympathizer
by Mark Powell
Robert Henry Best's ignominious place in American history began and ended in the Palmetto State......
Palmetto Past & Present: Happy (Early) Thanksgiving
by Mark Powell
Early South Carolina settlers didn't wait til' November to give thanks......
Palmetto Past & Present: Remembering The Stono Rebellion
by Mark Powell
The story of the largest slave rebellion in the South before the Revolutionary War......
Palmetto Past & Present: A VIP Arrives In South Carolina
by Mark Powell
"The hero of two worlds ..."...
Palmetto Past & Present: South Carolina’s ‘Buckeye Rebel’
by Mark Powell
The story of Roswell Sabin Ripley ......