by Jeff Maisey | Jul 20, 2015 | Horton, News & Views
By John Horton “I have only just a minute, only sixty seconds in it…just a tiny little minute, but eternity is in it.” — Dr. Benjamin E. Mays It never ceases to amaze me how this “divisive issue” keeps popping up. Proponents say the Confederate...
by Jeff Maisey | Jul 18, 2015 | News & Views, Robotham
By Tom Robotham Our position is thoroughly identified with the institution of slavery.~ Mississippi’s official declaration of secession, 1861. Some years ago, I wrote a book about the Civil War. I had recently moved to Norfolk, so my publisher arranged some...