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Archive for May 22nd, 2008

Missing my Mississippi…

Posted in South, heritage, music, tagged , , , , on May 22, 2008 | No Comments »

Although not from Mississippi, this video reminds us of all the things we miss about living in the South.

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Alabama softball player Lauren Parker returns from injury with big homer as Tide advances to NCAA super regional

Posted in Alabama, South, Sports, tagged , , , , , on May 22, 2008 | No Comments »

Sunday, May 18, 2008
IAN R. RAPOPORT
News staff writer
TUSCALOOSA - To coach Patrick Murphy, Alabama junior Lauren Parker looked normal. Her swing looked fluid, and the ball was jumping again.
It was like old times, which meant the first-team softball All-American was officially back.
Trailing for the first time in the NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional, Parker [...]

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Boom Bama

Posted in Alabama, Sports, tagged , , , , on May 22, 2008 | No Comments »

There is nothing else to say, Go Bama!

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Southern Wisdom

Posted in Civil War, South, States Rights, tagged , , on May 22, 2008 | 5 Comments »

“I worked night and day for twelve years to prevent the war, but I could not. The North was mad and blind, would not let us govern ourselves, and so the war came.”

Jefferson Davis

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THE RAPE OF ATHENS, ALABAMA

Posted in Civil War, Crime, South, States Rights, True History, tagged , , , , , , , , on May 22, 2008 | No Comments »

In the middle of April 1862, the 18th Ohio under Turchin’s command occupied Athens, Alabama, a prosperous town of about 1200 population. On May 1, however, they were driven out by a combined regular and partisan Confederate cavalry force of only 112 men and retreated back to Huntsville. The Confederate cavalry was greeted with cheers [...]

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