Charleston County

In July of 1921, Hatfield was charged with destroying a coal tipple (a machine used to load coal from belts into rail cars) in Mohawk, WV. His court appearance was to be in McDowell County, a coal company stronghold. Several things concerned Hatfield about this charge. He and his counsel sent a letter to the judge presiding over the trial outlining his fear of not returning. His lawyer called the Wheeling Intelligencer which subsequently…

David G. Gil, a Professor Emeritus of Social Policy at Brandeis University, theorizes that throughout history people have been motivated to evolve, maintain and modify their lifestyles in order to fulfill their basic needs. In order for this to happen, Gil explains that there are six needs that need to be fulfilled. These six needs include, biological materials, social-psychological, productive creative, security, self-actualization and spiritual needs (27). When any of these necessities are…

uprisings or attempted uprisings, each involving 10 or more slaves. Three of the most infamous uprisings that took place in the United States during the nineteenth century are the uprisings by Nat Turner in Southampton County, Virginia, Gabriel Prosser in Virginia, and Denmark Vesey in Charleston, South…

secession.” There is no way around the cold, hard fact that the Confederacy represented slavery and defended it to death. The Confederate flag is a constant reminder of slavery and injustice to African Americans. In response to the tragic shooting in Charleston, the Governor of South Carolina made the executive decision to remove the controversial flag from the state building after five decades. She recognized the importance of the flag to residents, but also recognized the much bigger issue at…

In Georgia; right outside of Atlanta in DeKalb County, there is a mountain that stands out from the rest. This mountain is completely made of granite. It is 5,000 feet long, seven miles around the base and a mile to the summit up the sloping side. Records say it is the largest mountain made of stone. This mountain is ironically named Stone Mountain and there is a Confederate memorial that is on the side of it. Confederate monuments evoke southern pride and preserve Confederate memory throughout…

the Confederate Flag was banned during that school year of 2002. “…we value First Amendment rights, but we have to maintain an orderly and safe environment for all students…” (Brenda Drake). Since then, half of all middle and high schools in the county prohibit the showing of the Confederate flag. Even though only 8 percent of Christiansburg High School's 1,100 students are black and more than 80 percent are white (The Associated Press), the political controversy is still buzzing between both…

The high profile killings of black men Walter Scott in North Charleston, South Carolina and Eric Garner in New York City have brought light to excessive force by police. In North Charleston, an unarmed Walter Scott was shot several times in the back while sprinting away from Officer Michael Slager. Mr. Scott was at least 18 feet away from Slager and was showing no signs of…

Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S Grant at Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia. On April 26, 1865 General Joseph Johnston surrendered to General William Tecumseh Sherman at Bennett Place in Durham County, North Carolina. The final Battle of the Civil War occurred from May 12-13, 1865 in Cameron County, Texas. All Confederate soldiers and officers received pardons after the Civil War ended. Though the Civil War was over the reconstruction of the country had just begun. It took the rest of the…

He would walk miles just to borrow a book. His father didn’t approve of this however. He viewed Abraham as being lazy because he’d rather read than work. In March of 1830, his father moved his family again, this time to Macon County, Illinois and then again to Coles County. At this time, Lincoln was twenty-two and decided to strike out on his own and make a living with manual labor. Over a period of years, he worked as a shopkeeper, postmaster,…

The book Go Ask Alice tells the story of a teenage girl who shares the struggles and temptations she faces as a teenager. Every day teenagers are faced with temptation, some stronger than others, some give in easier, but we all go through it. She is trapped. She has no one to go to, no one to open up to — which leads to the start of a diary in which she tells all of her secrets. Go Ask Alice has been classified as a banned book. Banned or challenged books are usually restricted with…