City officials are investigating the cost of changing the names of three streets. These streets are named after confederate generals. It has been found that this would be expensive for both the city and residents on these streets. It would be well over ten thousand to for the city to just replace all the street […]
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Where outright discriminatory clothing is not allowed in the workplace, potentially racially themed symbols are not often considered. In the case Shelton D. v. Brennan, a hat bearing the Gadsden flag came into question. Despite objections from Shelton, the man continued to wear the hat. The USPS stated it would remedy the issue, but had
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Confederate Raider John “Hanse” McNeill led his band of guerilla troops for two years in the name of the Confederate States of America. Fighting behind Union lines he and his men attacked Union logistics and did significant damage to important rail lines. On October 3rd 1864 he was wounded and would die five weeks later.
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Popular phrases come and popular phrases go but rarely do people actually know where they come from. Sometimes people simply through them around without even trying to acknowledge the origins, and instead misattribute them and create a distorted history. Here lie’s the true history of the popular battle cry “come and take it” that has
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Flags were a vital part of the Civil War battlefield. They guided soldiers into and through a battle, and identified other groups of men as friend or foe. Commanders used them to help know what was going on in the disorder and chaos of the field. Loss of a flag might mean troop confusion, and
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We all know about the Southern rebellion we now call the Civil War. And many know and love the Bonnie Blue Flag, cherished as a symbol of the rebellious and freedom-loving spirit that still lives in so many in the South – and yes, other Americans across our land. It is best known as a
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As the Confederate flag became a hole point in South Carolina, causing Gov. Nikki Haley to force its removal with the legislature’s approval, New Orleans became its own theatre in the memory wars. In June, Mayor Mitch Landrieu ordered the removal of four Confederate monuments, including the iconic 60 foot column bearing a statue of
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When we look at the past we can’t just judge by our present standards. U.S. representative Garrets opposition of the ban on confederate flags in cemeterys is his right. We should be able to try and think of the morality of the time we are discussing. During the civil war men were fighting for what
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