Day: June 29, 2016

  • Mary Seacole statue: Why Florence Nightingale fans are angry the Crimean War nurse is being commemorated The Independent 2016-06-27 Kashmira Gander Some Florence Nightingale experts say Mary Seacole isn’t a nurse It should be a symbol of pride in a black British heroine. Instead, a statue of Mary Seacole, to be unveiled on 30 June,…

  • Charles Blow blows his horn in the New York Times Renegade South: Histories of Unconventional Southerners 2016-06-27 Victoria Bynum, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History Texas State University, San Marcos In today’s New York Times, opinion editor Charles Blow delivers a harsh critique of the movie, Free State of Jones, arguing that its treatment of slavery…