I grew up in the South.  Anyone that talks with me personally can’t escape my drawl and sentences punctuated with the ever present “Ya’ll”.  My hometown in Arkansas is situated close to two Civil War battlefields, Pea Ridge and Prairie Grove.  Some of my fondest memories as a child were going to visit my grandmother in Prairie Grove and we’d often end up having a picnic over at the old battlefield.

I don’t remember our area being obsessed with memorializing the Civil War.  I don’t recall elaborate reenactments, although I’m sure they happened.  I do recall the miniseries The Blue and the Grey being filmed close to my house and how cool I thought it was that Gregory Peck was just strolling around our town square.  Other than that, the Civil War just seemed like another historical event. Continue reading “The South Will Rise Again?” →