Were some of the soldiers in the Confederacy black? Derek Boyd Hankerson, a Florida native and political operative for the right, likes to think that thousands of black slaves also fought on the side of the south during the Civil War. Read more about this online at the Civil War Memory blog, by Kevin M.

The Civil War remains the deadliest war in American history, despite later wars’ usage of superior weaponry. The weapons used in the Civil War included the Springfield Model 1861 rifle, the Henry Repeating Rifle, the LeMat Pistol, the Model 1857 12-Pounder “Napoleon” Gun, and the Gatling gun, which was the predecessor of the more modern

In 2016, even the Los Angeles Times editorial board, hardly a friend of the Confederate flag, said California had gone too far. The state had passed a law meant to keep the Confederate flag off state property, but when it was used to pull a painting of a Civil War battle out of a county

Is the Confederate flag a symbol of American history or a reminder of a past that many would like to forget? Recently, the Veteran Affairs Department, decided to ban the display of the Confederate Flag at any of their cemeteries. Congress rejected that plan, but President Obama chose to ignore them and impose tough restrictions

In September 2016, San Francisco school board president Matt Haney proposed renaming schools tied to slavery, including schools named after George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. He suggested new names that honored people such as San Francisco native Maya Angelou, the poet and author. For many people who had watched Confederate names come down across the

The arrival of a Betsy Ross flag (the original 13 star flag) at a football game between Forest Hills Central High and Ottawa Hills High was criticized by school leaders for the exclusion and hate the flag now represents. A formal apology was given to those in attendance by school leaders who saw the action

What started out as a protest against the Confederate flag during students and faculty at New Prairie Corp. turned into them banning all types of flags on vehicles. Many people feel as though this is a distraction to the students education, that is when the banning occurred. Some students will just fly the American flag

This was very interesting. In my opinion this flag a representation of segregation yet also that can in fact spark biases and conflict as it seems it already has. I understand the aspect that each person has the right to freedom of speech yet their are limits in regards to what is considered acceptable and