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Community outraged after student forced to remove American flag from truck

A Dinwiddie County assistant principal had two students remove American flags from their trucks. While parents, students, and some faculty members complained and believe it was to avoid controversy, school officials explained later they believed the flags to be a safety hazard for the students because they were obstructing the rear window. Still, to handle […]

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Bill filed to ban confederate flag from public buildings in SC

John King introduced legislation to the South Carolina legislature that would prohibit the display of the Confederate Flag on public property. In 2015 the Confederate Flag was removed from the grounds of the South Carolina State House where it had been for 52 years. Proponents of the bill say the flag is a symbol of

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Clash Over Confederate Flag in Charleston

In an act of protest against the appearance of Bree Newsome as guest speaker at the College of Charleston, the South Carolina Secessionist Party placed Confederate flags on top of five buildings in Charleston. Counter protesters gathered nearby in support of Black Lives Matter and LGBT rights. In 2015 Newsome was detained after taking a

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The American flag stays. The rest had to go, after residents complained

Complaints were made about the types and numbers of flags that were displayed at the front gate of The Rookery at Hilton Head Plantation. So many different flags, and some found a be to be somewhat offensive. Of course when you have a number of different kinds of anything, there will be those that don’t

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“They came burning Atlanta today”

Carrie Berry was ten years old in 1864, when Union soldiers entered her hometown of Atlanta. She kept a diary, and in Part I of this story we learned of her experiences during weeks of artillery shelling. Union General Sherman now had an appalling plan for her city, which was about to unfold. Sept. 2. Fri.

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Shelling Atlanta: A Ten Year Old Girl’s View

The burning of Atlanta by Union General Sherman is a notorious incident of the Civil War. We can read Sherman’s own words, in a telegram to Ulysses S. Grant: “…utter destruction of its roads, houses, and people will cripple their military resources. …I can make the march and make Georgia howl.” Sherman’s “March to the Sea” began

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The KKK doesn’t own the confederate flag

The KKK does not own the confederate flag. People are controlled by their ignorance and the news is a huge source of misinformation and bias and especially ignorance. Because the media is ignorant, the people are too. The confederate flag has been under a lot of scrutiny because people think it stands for racism, but

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Jasper, Alabama Declared “Sanctuary City” for Confederate Flag

A city in Alabama called Jasper has been declared a sanctuary city for the Confederate flag. There are a lot of people that like the flag, and there are a lot of people that do not like it. Both sides are not willing to agree with the other. One man named Ray Corbin believe sit

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North Bend School Board meets for first time since banning Confederate Flag & symbols

The North Bend school board had met for the first time since the Confederate flag and symbols of it were banned. One reason for the ban was due to two people fighting and one of them wearing a hat with the confederate flag on it. The district responded to that fight by banning the flag.

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Controversial Confederate Soldier Statue To Be Relocated Soon

The controversial confederate soldier statue in Montgomery County will soon be moved to a new location. It has been a source of conflict due to its ties to Southern Confederacy and slavery. Hence the reason for past vandalism. The date and cost of the move is unknown at this point. Controversial Confederate Soldier Statue To Be

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