Although the Confederate flag has been the symbol of slavery and racism for hundreds of years in the South, some people in the North are trying to use it as a symbol of patriotism. One former mayor states that it’s his identification of the shared struggles of white people and the dedication to this nation. […]
There is a Chapel Hill highway that is not paying any more attention to a Confederate leader. That leader is Jefferson Davis.There is a still a marker for that person on Franklin Street. The Orange County government no longer honors this sign. The county cannot take the plaque down, but they can find out who […]
The Commissioner of Agriculture is supporting a new license plate which will raise money for the Sons of the Confederate Veterans. They have been attempting to create a new plate since 2007. The new plate design was inspired by a painting by John Paul “Jack” Stain. The painting depicts a Confederate Soldier carrying the Texas […]
“When you charge, yell like furies!” That’s the order Stonewall Jackson gave his men at the Battle of First Manassas (Bull Run to the Yankees out there). Many a Federal learned to dread that sound.Shouting during a charge was as old as war, but the Southern Boys in Gray created their own distinctive sounds. A Union captain […]
The Federal Government is spending quite a bit of money protecting Confederate cemeteries. There were 3 million dollars spent last year protecting the fallen soldiers in the cemetery. There needs to be a lot of security around these areas because this kind of thing is subject to vandalism and other things like that. Confederate monuments […]
Another confederate statue bites the dust, and rightfully so. A young, inquisitive mind in school is bound to ask, ‘why is there a statue of a person who represents unvarnished racism at my school that i’m paying 30k a year for’? Especially a student with a minority background. More need to stand up like she […]
As many people are aware, there has been a lot of controversy lately surrounding statues that were built depicting people that lived during the Civil War. There is a vote going to happen on the name of a school district. The Dixie School District Board is wondering if they need to change their name. Dixie […]
A Poquoson man has been charged with two counts of assault and battery, and one alleged victim was a teenager who waved a Confederate flag at a high school football game. 53-year-old Thomas Ozoroski was arrested during a Friday contest between Poquoson and Tabb High Schools in York County. The Newport News “Daily Press” quotes […]
Sherman was confident of a quick and easy victory. He had forced General Hood back, at the Battle of Kolb’s Farm north of Atlanta. The Union General was only a couple of dozen miles from Atlanta, sure that the Rebels were now stretched too thin to resist him. At eight in the morning 27 June 1864, the […]
The Confederate monument in Madison’s Forest Hill Cemetery: to Be or Not to Be? There’s a tug of war resurfacing over the removal of this long time cemetary monument in Madison. Who’s winning? Do you want to see a picture of this Confederate monument and how this issue is coming along ? Fight over Confederate […]