A huge win for the National Nurses Union and all those who undertake the herculean task of organizing the South! It’s a new day at HCA’s Mission Hospital in Asheville, North Carolina, for register
Organizing the South is so very, very hard. I’ve discussed this many times here over the years, both in the labor history series and in discussing contemporary events. And yet, without organizin
This MGM-produced travel film from 1942 focuses on the ways and life of western North Carolina. It’s an interesting view into what might appeal to travelers at a time when few did travel, especi
I thought this was pretty great. Now it had arrived, the final morning that the statue would stand above the grounds of North Carolina’s Capitol. The moment had arrived after three weeks of protests
North Carolina has not had a functioning democratic system since the Republican takeover in 2011. Its extreme gerrymandering is just one of the consequences but it’s probably the most important
I’m a little behind in my grave posts because I have been trying to get a bunch of other things done. Unlike what people generally believe, I do not find cemeteries interesting at all for themse
This is the grave of John Porter East. Born in 1931 in Springfield, Illinois, East went to Earlham College, where he played offensive line on the football team. After he graduated, he went into the Ma
Pull down the symbols of American Nazis! Demonstrators on Monday night toppled a Confederate monument outside of a court house in Durham, North Carolina. During a public protest, a woman climbed the s