A Line From My Family’s First Home To Obama’s Speech Last Night
By Charley James • Aug 29th, 2008 • Category: Features
by Charley JamesIn Ken Burns’ landmark documentary The Civil War, the first episode opened with writer Shelby Foote saying, “You can’t understand America without understanding the Civil War and the role race has played throughout our history.” In watching Barack Obama’s acceptance speech in Denver last night, my mind drifted back to my childhood when [...]


