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Although the Confederate flag has been the symbol of slavery and racism for hundreds of years in the South, some people in the North are trying to use it as a symbol of patriotism. One former mayor states that it’s his identification of the shared struggles of white people and the dedication to this nation.

A Poquoson man has been charged with two counts of assault and battery, and one alleged victim was a teenager who waved a Confederate flag at a high school football game. 53-year-old Thomas Ozoroski was arrested during a Friday contest between Poquoson and Tabb High Schools in York County. The Newport News “Daily Press” quotes

Many Confederate monuments have not survived the wave of hatred that has swept over many people. There are Confederate symbols that are scattered all across the state of Mississippi. There are plenty of statues and buildings and roads that were a part of the Confederacy. January, 1861 is the year that Mississippi seceded from the

Robert E. Lee deserves a monument. He was actually against slavery during the Civil War, but his unwavering sense of loyalty to his people, “his country”, of Virginia, kept him from siding with the Union. He was actually given command of the Union Army, but gave up his reputation and property to protect those he

An unmarked intersection at the corner of Hitchcock Road and Highway 68 commonly known as Confederate Corner will be renamed Springtown the Monterey County Board of Supervisors decided on Tuesday. A county-wide survey determined the new name but the Supervisors decided to go with the second runner-up for the corner to better reflect local history.

Take a trip through living history by visiting Lexington, Virginia, home of the Virginia Military Institute. Known simply as VMI, the school has one of the longest and proudest histories of any college in the South. Stonewall Jackson taught in its classrooms, Robert E. Lee spent his last years just next door, and its young

Some customers have decided to boycott Dick’s Sporting Goods because they have recently made a decision to not sell any assault weapons to people. The sporting goods store decided not to sell any weapons because of a recent attack at a school where the gunman had bought a gun from Dick’s Sporting Goods and used

After 27 years, a popular Civil War reenactment announced in 2018 that it would leave Fort Stevens State Park in Oregon. For years the park had waived its fees for the event, but new fees were imposed, and the reenactors felt they had been given the cold shoulder. Rather than pay, they decided to find

For a very long time this country has been seen as racist. What happened to American pride? The flag is a symbol and trademark of our country and many people do not see it that way. It is is seen as a racist thing along with the national anthem. This flag should be celebrated, not