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Democratic Governor Henry Carter Stuart dedicated the The Virginia monument at the Gettysburg Battlefield a century ago in July of 1917. Since the incidents in Charlottesville in August, there has been a surge in debates over confederate monuments. The next Governor will be left with the difficult task of deciding how to handle the issue. […]

There was a recent rally at the Roanoke Robert E. Lee monument. It drew a very small crowd. The rally was created in response to the recent defacement of the monument. There were only a handful of people that were there, but they were all strong in their resolve. The message was acceptance and love. Rally

An activist has burned a hybrid flag in response to a Pennsylvania fair selling Confederate flags. The Bloomsburg Fair allowed Confederate things to be sold at their event and that made this guy upset, so he decided to make a statement. The flag he burned also had a Nazi symbol on it. He said both

Growing racial tensions and incidents raise the question, why are national parks still maintaining confederate monuments? One of the most controversial of these monuments is the Heyward Shepherd Memorial in West Virginia. Although they are increasingly being viewed as racist, especially the Heyward Shepherd Memorial , many in government believe they should be preserved due

The UNC has responded to the Silent Sam lawsuit threat. Students have boycotted. Silent Sam is a Confederate monument. There are claims that the statue is causing a racist environment and some people are boycotting it. There has been a lot of attention given to statues recently and it has picked up steam. UNC responds to

This letter defends the i-95 flag. There are always arguments over flags and other symbols. They cause people to feel strongly because of what they stand for. Many feel only the American flag should be displayed. They don’t like the Confederate flag. Then there are those who burn or otherwise ruin flags to make a

A Virginia city attorney has said that a Confederate monument can stay. The monument is outside of an old courthouse. This decision was based on an interpretation of a state law. There are laws that has created a lot of debate across the state of Virginia about the legality of moving Confederate monuments. Virginia City’s Attorney

Arlington National Cemetery is one of the most famous sites in all of America. It is the burial place of many warriors and many diplomats and many elected officials. But, the origins of the cemetery are very rough. It has a very violent history. There is so much history at this site and many people

These men are respecting the veterans by cleaning their headstones. This is a very respectful and nice thing to do. It’s good to see this kind of civic act being performed since so many headstones are allowed to fall to ruins through neglect. Sometimes they get so bad you can no longer read them so

This gives good air force info and also makes it clear how brave those in it are. It is important to keep that in mind and to pay them the proper respect. Air force members put their lives on the line every day for the safety and freedom of the country. It is definitely worthy