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10th Annual “Plant Natives 2021” Programs To Be Held March 19-21 and March 27 Friday, February 19, 2021 The Tennessee Valley Chapter of the Wild Ones is holding its 10th annual event, “Plant Natives 2021.” This year, there are big changes – an exciting and expanded lineup of speakers AND a new way to obtain a great variety of native plants for spring planting. “Plant Natives 2021!” will consist of three components: - Virtual Special Seminar | Friday, March 19 | 9 a.m.-noon ...

Broadway's first new play announced for post-shutdown is written by a black playwright, featuring an all-black cast and helmed by an all-minority creative team.

Press release content from PR Newswire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. 2021 Reed Awards Honor Great Writing About the Southeast’s Fragile Coast February 11, 2021 GMT CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Feb. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Two writers who have delved into the past and present challenges facing treasured places on the Southeast coast will receive the 2021 Phillip D. Reed Environmental Writing Awards from the Southern Environmental Law Center. SELC will present the awards March 2...

Help Save Peoples World The economic crisis has hit Peoples World hard. We need the support of all our friends and readers to continue publishing. Review: “A Slave in the White House, Paul Jennings and the Madisons” February 27, 2013 11:28 AM CDT By Rossana Cambron On Aug. 24, 2009, Paul Jennings’ descendants arrived at the White House for a private tour. Entering the White House, where their ancestor — a former sl...

6 Black Heroes of the Civil War Whether as soldiers, spies, recruiters or medical personnel, African Americans made crucial contributions to the Union cause. Author: Whether as soldiers, spies, recruiters or medical personnel, African Americans made crucial contributions to the Union cause. As America’s Civil War raged, with the enslavement of millions of people hanging in the balance, African Americans didn’t just sit on the sidelines. Whether enslaved, escaped or born free, many sought to...

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Washington is Burning Graeme Garrard describes the events that led to the torching of the new US capital by British troops in August 1814 and considers the impact of the ‘greatest disgrace ever dealt to American arms’ on the US, Britain and Canada. When James Madison, fourth President of the United States and ‘Father of the Constitution’, signed a declaration of war against Britain on June 18th, 1812 he could scarcely have imagined that two years later he would be fleeing from h...

Forget looking back on the old year. What will we remember after the new one?

Drew Lanham, Ph.D., Distinguished Alumni Professor and Provost’s Professor in the Department of  Forestry and Environmental Conservation at Clemson University, for recognition of sustained achievements that illuminate, provide creative insights, and that foster an appreciation of our natural and cultural heritage. The Award is named in appreciation of the distinguished career of Bill Everhart as field interpreter, researcher, administrator, author, and creator of the National Park Service...