History lessons on the American Civil War tend to focus on its depressing aspects: a divided country, rampant gangrene, and Ken Burns appear prominently in most classes. However, despite schedules packed with receiving shoddy medical care and standing still for minutes on end to have their photos taken, some Confederate soldiers found the time to […]
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The Sons of Confederate Veterans have scheduled a rally this Saturday at noon in Woodland Park in Shawnee, OK. They expect hundreds of Confederate flags to be flown at the rally but a spokesman for the group explains that it is not because they are racist. He explains it explains the courage and valor of
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Chugiak High School, in Anchorage, Alaska, has banned the display of the Confederate flag at the school for any reason outside of displays for educational purposes.. Principal David Legg announced the decision after a widely circulated photograph of students posed with a version of the flag created controversy and drew complaints of racism in recent
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During his lifetime, history buff William Atteridge built more than a thousand model replicas of Civil War ships. Atteridge started building models from scratch in the mid-1970s, and over the next 40 years, he worked his way through the rosters of Union and Confederate ships. Atteridge left this model collection to his son Larry, who
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It is a tough time for some people because statues are being removed out of fear. There are many confederate statues that mean a lot to many people. There are many differences of opinion among people and when it interferes with other people and the things they create to remember their history, then it will
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A bill filed Tuesday by a trio of N.C. House Republicans seeks to drop a provision in the state constitution that prohibits secession. And that map was from 2014. From what I’m reading, the sentiment is becoming more popular with each election cycle. The latest survey notes that 1 in 3 Californians now support secession;
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Members of the South Carolina Secessionist Party were protesting a speech by the activist who famously took down the Confederate flag from the state capitol — and it was captured on live TV. watch this man run and tackle a confederate flag and the reason he felt it was the best choice. A Man Tackled The
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A fight between leaders in Rockbridge County and a store owner over a flag pole flying a Confederate flag is headed to court. Specifically, its location has county officials threatening civil action against a pawn shop owner. This particular dispute started in January, and by the looks of it, the battle is far from over. Confederate
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The vote to remove a local Civil War monument dedicated to Robert E. Lee led to controversy among the residents of Charlottesville. Corey Stewart, once a campaign manager to Donald Trump, is now a candidate for governor and has called the vote a fascist move by the city council. This has sparked protests with city
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A community is outraged because a VA. student forced to remove an American flag from a truck. Officials asked their students to remove the flags from the trucks and it made a lot of people angry. The administration eventually reversed their position and said that the flags can stay. The student had the flags up
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