Because there isn’t one?

Money Quote:  “I don’t know if white students have been discriminated against.” From Inside Higher Ed: A Towson University student who sparked debate last year by founding  a chapter of Youth for Western Civilization is now trying to create a White  Student Union, The  Baltimore Sun reported. The group he created last year has fallen apart  after losing its faculty adviser. L. Victor Collins, assistant vice president of  student affairs for diversity, said  the proposed group would be evaluated  like all others, based on non-political criteria. While Collins said he  supported the group’s First Amendment rights, he questioned the need for a white  organization. “They think they are a parallel comparison to the Black Student  Union,” he said. “In my observation in…

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Mae Crow died 100 years ago today

The newspaper account below was erroneous. The young woman did not recover from the attack, which occurred on Sunday, Sept. 8. She  died the next morning (100 years ago today).  Contrary to popular opinion, Mae Crow’s rape and murder did not mark the beginning of racial turmoil in Forsyth County. People were already up in arms (literally) over an alleged (and very questionable) assault a few days before. centennial In the days to come, I’ll be posting more about Forsyth County events to commemorate the centennial of one of the worst outbreaks of racial violence in the 20th century—events which would eventually lead to Forsyth County becoming known as the nation’s most famous “Sundown Town.” (Chapter Five of Brambleman contains a fictionalized account of these events.)…

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Decatur Book Festival 2012

(Photo by Laurel Grant) We had another successful showing at the Decatur Book Festival this year, marking the debut of my second novel, Brambleman. (You can see my wife, Judy, at the far right. My kids, Laurel and Nathan, also helped out a lot.)  This time we sold eBooks out of the booth by putting Smashwords.com coupon codes on postcards and offering a special deal: both Chain Gang Elementary and Brambleman for only $5. We plan to be back next year with a third novel, Party to a Crime, which is with the editor now. Below: The Chain Gang Crew  Nathan, Judy, and Laurel.

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