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As a history teacher, I have to address topics that can sometimes make me a little depressed, especially after teaching it to four diffe...

It is no secret that I have had a little obsession with Abe Lincoln since I was a kid.  Throughout the years I have collected all sorts ...

I have always loved a good road trip.  Even as a young guy, I loved our family vacations where we would get up early in the morning and ...

It is really hard to travel through the south in search of historic places without having to confront some of the worst chapters in our ...

While driving through Mississippi this past week I had to take a little time out to explore the myth and the legend of Robert Johnson wh...

While on my latest road trip I battled the rain and a somewhat curious guy dressed in camouflage gear to visit the locations related to t...

16th Avenue Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama Over the last two weeks I journeyed out to visit my dad in Arkansas.  People always l...