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The Southern Voice

Jim Harris
April 9, 2023

Click here for the latest episode of our podcast, The Southern Voice-Rock Show The Southern Voice is one of the top-ten American history blogs in the country. We reach millions and millions of readers each and every month. Our excellent team of writers provides new stories daily on a wide spectrum of Southern topics. The…

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Remembering Fred Chatfield

I recently was privileged to spend time with a lady for whom Memorial Day has a special meaning. Beverly Sherrod…

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Larry Gene “Bruz” Whitehead: American Hero

I was privileged to hear the story of Larry Gene “Bruz” Whitehead from his sister Anne Whitehead Blevens. My sincere…

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The Face in the Photo:A Tribute to Harvey Mack Pardee

Every Sunday when I was little, we would go to my grandmother and grandfather’s house for lunch.  Amongst all the…

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A Legacy of Honor: John E. Milender

       Since moving to Clifton, Tennessee, my husband and I began to explore our new environment.  We are…

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The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

On November 11, 1921, known as Armistice Day, the tomb of the Unknown Soldier, with the interred remains of an…

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A Salute to an American Hero: Richard Alexandra Ware

Elmon C. Ware proudly served his county during World War II and came home as thousands of young men did. …

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After Almost 73 Years, an American Hero Returns Home

We are rapidly approaching Memorial Day, and it is a time for heroes. I just learned of one from Georgia.…

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The Formidable Resolve of a Small Town

       Waverly, Tennessee, is not too far from our adopted home, Clifton.  It’s the county seat of Humphreys…

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The Haunting of the Bennefield House

 Gaddistown, Georgia is a small settlement in Union County, not far from the town of Suches.  Still considered rural, it…

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Aunt Dot’s Fateful Premonition

 It’s an easy venture to say that most people hold to some sort of superstitious belief; and it’s factual to…

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The Southern.Life is a publication of Emerson Parker Press, which is owned and operated by Jim Harris and his wife, Marian.

This blog was created to share a passion for all things Southern. For generations, those of us native to the South have taken great pride in our heritage, our traditions, and in the telling of our stories.

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