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Poetry is not dead (in Alabama)
As Christmas approaches, we’re entering the last weekend before the holiday itself, and here at the last minute, we might think of going to the…
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#throwbackthursday: Even Santa Loves Grapico, 1915
This ad for Grapico ran in The Times newspaper in Shreveport, Lousiana on this day, December 20, in 1915. Grapico was then a new product…
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Rubin, Resistance, and the “Rear Guard Action”
Welcome to Eclectic offers long-form ruminations on the modern diverse South, education, sustainability, and social justice. The late Louis D. Rubin, Jr. was a giant…
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Alabamiana: The Abolishment of Macon County, 1957
Fifty-one years ago today, on December 17, 1957, what was first called Amendment 18 was put to a public vote on Alabama’s statewide ballot. The…
