Louis Venters
Aug 20, 20192 min read
"Where Is the White Professor Located?"
It's the first day of the fall semester at my university, and my thoughts have been turning, as they often do, to the nature and purpose...
Louis Venters
Nov 27, 20172 min read
Embracing the "Corridor of Shame"
The case was filed in 1993, when I was still in high school. Abbeville County School District v. State of South Carolina, brought by 39...
Louis Venters
Nov 1, 20171 min read
Holiday Sale from University Press of Florida!
I'm pleased to share that my excellent publisher, the University Press of Florida, is again running a holiday sale on my book, No Jim...
Louis Venters
Sep 27, 20171 min read
How's This for a Patriotic Display?
Good gracious God! Looking for a quick and easy way to tell if NFL owners really care about black lives or are just in it for the money?...
Louis Venters
Jul 7, 20171 min read
White Americans: There Are No Innocent Bystanders
My friend, a young African American man, was beaten up by police and arrested yesterday in the Charleston area after being stopped for...
Louis Venters
May 30, 20172 min read
What Kind of Country?: Redsicovering the Interracial Heart of Memorial Day
Yesterday among the many Memorial Day tributes I saw on social media, I was particularly struck by one from the Reconstruction Era...
Louis Venters
Apr 8, 20175 min read
Our Great and Fiery Tribulation
Apr. 8, 2017 Deflection. Deception. Disinformation. Disavowal. Duplicity. Sadly, these appear to be the new normal in the highest offices...
Louis Venters
Feb 14, 20173 min read
Charleston School District Set to Demolish Historic Black School Building in Favor of Home Depot
Thanks to Joseph McGill of the Slave Dwelling Project for sharing this blog post from our historic preservation colleague Brittany...
Louis Venters
Feb 10, 20173 min read
Just in Time, a New Reconstruction Era National Monument
On this Martin Luther King Day, I am happy to add my voice to the chorus that has been thanking the Obama Administration for the...
Louis Venters
Feb 10, 20172 min read
Smalls Appointed to Federal Commission Preserving Gullah Heritage
Please join me in congratulating Ms. Victoria Smalls, Director of Development and Public Relations at Penn Center on St. Helena Island,...
