I read in this article about the confederate flag. This group is trying to bring justice to this flag and bring it back. To gain support from fellow community members they showed up with a confederate flag that stood a wopping 70 feet tall. This drew in many people who were curious and could help […]
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The 1856 locomotive Texas spent 90 years on display in the basement of the Cyclorama building in Grant Park, Georgia. A historically significant railroad train, it was part of the Great Locomotive Chase in 1862. Since December 2015, the engine has undergone a $500,000 restoration. The Texas will be ready for its new home at
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New Prairie High School has banned its students from flying the Confederate flag on campus. The school had received complaints form students and visitors about the presence of the confederate flag on school grounds. A group of students wanted to fly the Confederate flag because they see it as a symbol of southern pride, but
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As summer comes to a close, so do the fairs. Some people don’t feel that the fairs in rural New York are family friendly. For one thing, it’s not uncommon to see the Confederate Flag on everything from bumper stickers and flags. Because of the controversy that comes with the Confederate flag, many stores have
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The constitutionality of the Mississippi state flag challenge in district court. Carlos Moore opened up a lawsuit against the state of Mississippi in regards to their flag. Moore argued that the Mississippi flag containing confederate battle emblem violated both the 13th and 14th amendment. U.S District Judge Carleton Reeves dismissed the case, but left the
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The Civil War may have been 150 years ago, but its history still resonates to this day. Re-enactments help today’s citizens get in touch with the events of the past. Now, Huntington Beach is getting a taste of history with a Civil War re-enactment commemorating the 155th anniversary of the war. Civil War re-enactment brings
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The Confederate States of America were a part of our history. They defended slavery but also were part of the past in the south. The VA Flaggers are confederate flag enthusiasts who post flags in cities and towns across the south. Danville Virginia just got new flags. Key Takeaways: unlawful actions will not be tolerated
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Free speech is not so free in Lake Arrowhead as a group of high school students comes under attack for displaying confederate flags on their pickup trucks outside of the school. The matter was discussed at a school board meeting where former assemblyman Tim Donnely defends the students right to free expression. The students flying
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San Francisco school board member Matt Haney is proposing that several schools in the area change their names. He suggests that schools named after Washington, Jefferson and other early American icons should be renamed because of these individuals’ tie to the slave trade. He suggests that the schools be renamed after such people as San
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Manchester is a town of deep history in southern Pennsylvania. During the Civil War, it was the site of some of the confederacy’s furthest incursions into union territory on the way to their high water mark at Gettysburg. In 1903, Michael Gross, who was around for the rebel invasion, recalled his experience for the York
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