Posts by Pamela
From the Archives: Déjà Vu All Over Again: The Immigration Law of 1924
If you’ve been hanging out here in the Margins for a while, you probably have a pretty good idea about where I stand on political issues in general even though I try not to shove my opinions in your face because this is a history blog, not a political blog. One thing I feel strongly…
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Road Trip Through History: The Old Slave Mart
Restored plantations are favorite history-nerd attractions when you travel in the American south.* It is harder to find historical road trip stops that deal with the slave labor behind the plantation gloss. The Old Slave Mart in Charleston, South Carolina, is a museum devoted to the history of the slave trade. Before the American Civil…
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Road Trip Through History: Fort Sumter
My Own True Love and I are spending a long weekend in Charleston, South Carolina. For me, it’s a vacation/work sandwich. Yesterday we bopped around together doing history-buff stuff.* Today he heads off for twenty-four hours with his grandson’s Cub Scout troop aboard the USS Yorktown while I settle in for a day of reading…
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