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This is a great way to learn about the Civil War which is a huge part of American history. Interactive learning often helps children get into the topic more. They enjoy seeing things close up instead of just reading about them, and a camp like this allows it to happen safely and easily. Campers relive the […]

A confederate statue will leave it’s original home in Montgomery county. This statue that is 20 feet tall will be moved from public land that sits at The Red Brick courthouse in Rockville to a private land at White’s Ferry that’s about 30 minutes away. It was given to the county to thank 200 men

Many southerners are still proud of their flags. They still want them flown at courthouses and other places. They don’t all see them as negative symbols. They feel they are part of their heritage, even the Confederate flag which is the one a lot of people dislike and want removed. Key Takeaways:Why would tens of thousands

On April 9, 1865, the confederate symbol was taken down after the loss of the war. Further down the road, it was removed from the top of the State House July 1, 2000 and removed from the grounds of the State House July 10, 2015. Many supporters were offended and responded by saying thousands of

This blog is about a man who is angry about the removal of Confederate statutes. His family genealogy includes Confederate soldiers and he feels that those family members deserve to be honored. The author talks about his grandfather who was born during the Civil War and the atrocities the grandfather claimed were committed by Union

Due to an unfortunate accident, a statue in Demopolis, Ala. dedicated to the town’s fallen Confederate soldiers was toppled. The white and black populations of the town are now divided over the fate of the statue, an issue that never existed before. The town plans to replace it with another monument, a controversial decision that

The focus of this article is the Confederate themed statues that are in place in Richmond Va. Apparently, there is some controversy regarding whether or not the status should be removed because some people find them offensive. The city of New Orleans is currently in the process of removing similar works of art from public

A Texas historian named Michael Phillips is calling for the state to “exorcise the ghosts of the confederacy, which still haunt the Dallas landscape” by removing the Confederate War Memorial that stands in downtown Dallas. He is not advocating for the destruction of the statue, which has stood sine 1896, but instead removed from public

This flag was not allowed in the court room. There are lots of issues surrounding flags. They offend some a great deal, especially any that show any ties to the Confederacy. This angers others because they feel these symbols are important parts of history and should be respected as such. Attorney Orders MS State Flag From

A decision has been reached regarding a controversial Confederate monument in downtown Tampa. Hillsborough County commissioners had previously voted 4-3 against moving the statue, which some defend as simply honoring southern heritage. But public pressure for commissioners to reverse their original decision has prompted a second vote of 4-2 in favor of relocating. Second vote for