We gathered writers from around the country to tell us about where they discovered religion and politics in their states. Both part of a union and cultures unto their own, these states reveal stories of people, places and histories of the American experience.
Mississippi
A Historian Challenges H.L. Mencken.
By Alison Collis Greene
Nevada
A Novelist Tours a Nuclear Testing Site.
By Rachel Marston
Colorado
A Scholar Drives Through a Swing State.
By Paul Harvey
Connecticut
A Blogger Revisits the Yale Athletic Fields.
By Mark Silk
North Carolina
A Southerner Mines the Meaning of Progress.
By Marla Frederick
Indiana
A Hoosier Remembers Eating Government Cheese.
By Sean McCloud
Alabama
A Son of the South Returns to the Heart of Dixie.
By David H. Watt
Massachusetts
A Teacher Strolls Along the Freedom Trail.
By Heather D. Curtis
Minnesota
A Professor Tells a Tale of Two Congressional Districts.
By Michael D. McNally
Rhode Island
A Resident Hears Dissent in Roger Williams’ State.
By Thomas A. Lewis