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The Lynching of Jack Wilson and Why It Matters Today

An 1892 lynching in my hometown didn’t follow the usual Jim Crow-era script. My journey to figure out why.

Oct 18, 2020

The Lynching of Jack Wilson and Why It Matters Today

Oct 18, 2020

Hi Tjonas, thank you for reading and for passing along the kind words.

In case you're interested in following more of my writing, I transitioned my writing from Medium to Substack in fall 2021. My Substack…

Jul 13, 2023

Jul 13, 2023

Launching Southbound

In May 2019, I launched this Medium page as a place for my writing to land as I stepped back into it after a decade away. It’s been a great…

Oct 22, 2021

Launching Southbound

Oct 22, 2021

Remembering Human Dignity at the Lincoln Memorial

My son, Hudson, and I spent last weekend monument and museum hopping in Washington, D.C. Each place teemed with activity as we all come out…

Jun 20, 2021

Remembering Human Dignity at the Lincoln Memorial

Jun 20, 2021

Would we have Coca-Cola without the Civil War’s final battle?

The drink’s inventor was wounded in the war’s final battle, sending him on a life-long quest to find an alternative to morphine.

May 4, 2021

Would we have Coca-Cola without the Civil War’s final battle?

May 4, 2021

Horace King’s Bridge and the Last Battle of the Civil War

On a family camping trip in Southwest Georgia last week, we stopped in Columbus for a brief history detour. Until Googling before the trip…

Apr 17, 2021

Horace King’s Bridge and the Last Battle of the Civil War

Apr 17, 2021

Confederate General Johnston’s Latest “Masterful Retreat”

While the media focuses on controversies surrounding Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, something commendable flew under the radar in her…

Feb 7, 2021

Confederate General Johnston’s Latest “Masterful Retreat”

Feb 7, 2021

Would Dr. King Be Welcome Today?

Sometimes I wonder whether Dr. King would be shunned if he were alive today.

Jan 18, 2021

Would Dr. King Be Welcome Today?

Jan 18, 2021

When the President Visits Your Hometown

I was 7 years old the last time a sitting President visited my hometown. I remember my mom checking me out of school to see him speak at…

Jan 5, 2021

When the President Visits Your Hometown

Jan 5, 2021

How Should the Unsettled Conservative Vote?

The ends don’t always justify the means.

Oct 21, 2020

How Should the Unsettled Conservative Vote?

Oct 21, 2020

Sam Rauschenberg

Sam Rauschenberg

10th generation Southerner unwinding the past and exploring why it matters today. Day job: VP, Data Strategy @ Achieve Atlanta

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