Archive - Southbound

Wisdom. Justice. Moderation.

How Georgia's motto can ground us today

Jun 4 •

Sam Rauschenberg

February 2025

A Timely Civic Reminder

How fulfilling a civic obligation became an anchor in chaos and a warning to heed

Feb 18 •

Sam Rauschenberg

August 2024

Giving A.L. McCamy the Memorial Service He Deserved

The last recorded lynching victim in my hometown will finally receive a marked grave—88 years and a day after his murder.

Aug 29, 2024 •

Sam Rauschenberg

June 2024

March 2024

Walking Down Montgomery’s Dexter Avenue

How the competing narratives of racial oppression and racial justice play out on this short downtown street.

Mar 13, 2024 •

Sam Rauschenberg

September 2023

Meandering through the Boston Common

How a walk through our nation's oldest public park stirred comparisons with parks back home

Sep 25, 2023 •

Sam Rauschenberg

July 2023

May 2023

The Death of Juliette Derricotte

How a 1931 car accident in my hometown spotlights the overlooked injustice of Jim Crow-era healthcare

May 25, 2023 •

Sam Rauschenberg

16:53

February 2023

Horace King, Howell Cobb, and the Civil War's Final Battle

How a bridge at the center of the Battle of Columbus undermined the Confederacy's "whole theory of slavery"

Feb 21, 2023 •

Sam Rauschenberg

9:33

January 2023

John Robinson: The Overlooked Legacy of Appomattox Court House

How an unexpected detour at the iconic Civil War site reminded me of what the Confederate surrender enabled.

Jan 17, 2023 •

Sam Rauschenberg

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