Category Archives: Slavery

Protected: What hidden scorn you must have for yourself

Posted on April 12, 2016 by Uncomely and Broken

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Sight and Sounds of the Monteagle Flea Market, late June 2015

Posted on June 28, 2015 by Uncomely and Broken

The man selling homemade pork rinds is telling a customer, “Oh yeah, Obama’s got this country all screwed up. It’s gonna be World War Three.” I assume he’s talking about the Supreme a Court’s recent ruling on gay marriage, but … Continue reading →

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Sewanee Crite prints

Posted on June 28, 2015 by Uncomely and Broken

A few weeks ago, I made mention of some intaglio prints made by the African-American artist, Allan Crite, that depicted scenes from the Creed as imagined around Sewanee. In that post, I asked: I wonder, too, whether Crite’s original prints … Continue reading →

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Protected: Antigone in Columbia

Posted on June 27, 2015 by Uncomely and Broken

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At Armfield’s Grave

Posted on February 7, 2015 by Uncomely and Broken

This morning I went to the Beersheba Springs Assembly for the Posse Retreat, which had as its focus “Crime and Punishment.”  This was a great event, with many good conversations, impressive facilitating, lots to laugh and think about.  After lunch, … Continue reading →

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Rebel’s Rest: Com’era, Dov’era?

Posted on July 30, 2014 by Uncomely and Broken

I wrote the following post on July 30, but decided not to post it publicly, as it seemed (for lack of a better word) incendiary.  But as the two postscripts indicate, perhaps now is a good time to raise the … Continue reading →

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“A Vast Wilderness Inhabited Only by Indians and Wild Animals”

Posted on May 29, 2014 by Uncomely and Broken

Last night I was talking to a friend of mine who had read my recent post on slavery statistics for Franklin County, and she said to me, “Did you notice that there are no Native Americans in any of the … Continue reading →

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Saturnalia and American Slavery

Posted on April 30, 2014 by Uncomely and Broken

The Roman festival of the Saturnalia, “the best of days,” was celebrated between December 17th and 25th as a period of carnivalesque license. The world was ritually turned upside down, masters served slaves, and freedom of speech was encouraged. The … Continue reading →

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Colonel Shaw and Some Anniversaries

Posted on July 23, 2013 by Uncomely and Broken

One hundred and fifty years ago this week, Colonel Robert Gould Shaw was killed during a desperate assault on South Carolina’s Fort Wagner while leading the Massachusetts 54th Regiment, the first all African-American volunteers corps. Perhaps you know about Shaw … Continue reading →

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The Color-blind Knight

Posted on April 7, 2013 by Uncomely and Broken

A few miles from my house here in Franklin County, Tennessee, there is a roadside marker I’ve driven by a thousand times and never bothered to look at until recently. Entitled “The Blind Knight,” it reads as follows: 4-½ mi. … Continue reading →

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