The Southern Roots of a National Holiday “And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are  the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.”  ― Revelation 14:13 Confederate Decoration Day in Hollywood Cemetery Richmond, Virginia, 1867. On this Memorial Day it seems fitting to honor the fallen by honoring those who first honored the fallen.  What we have come to cele

“The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.” ― George Orwell Between...