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The Confederate Flag is at the center of a controversy because the Uwharrie Fire Department, a privately owned company, is flying it. At the heart of the issue is whether or not the flag is offensive. One side of the debate argues the flag is racially offensive, while the other argue it is a matter […]

The Orange County Board of Education has sent controversial dress code changes back to committee. It is now back the the drawing board for the school because of the concern it drew from parents and many other people. Many people spoke out on whether, or not kids should be allowed to wear shirts with Confederate

A Forest Park Confederate monument will be removed from its present location and kept by the Missouri Civil War Museum. In the wake of other Southern cities removing their Confederate monuments, city crews began dismantling the monument. However, a 1912 city ordinance deemed that control of the statue goes to the Daughters of the Confederacy.

Two years after state legislatures voted in it’s removal from the statehouse, South Carolina’s last confederate flag remains in the same box it was placed in. There was supposed to be a permanent display for the flag but the funds were allocated elsewhere. Those who want the display are taking their case to the state

This time capsule is being fought over by the Daughters of the Confederacy and others. A time capsule is interesting because people put culturally relevant itmes inside and then bury it so people in later generations can find it and can learn about them. This one is sure to give a lot of info about

A school system has banned clothing that they think is racially intimidating to other people. There has been a lot of debate recently over the Confederate flag and removing monuments that were dedicated to soldiers of the war. Kids will no longer be allowed to wear things that one could reasonably interpret as racially intimidating.

Bill Cotty of Columbia, SC, passed away from lung cancer on July 24, 2016 at his home. Cotty was a South Carolina Representative and one of the people instrumental in removing the Confederate flag from the statehouse dome. Last year the battle flag was removed altogether from the statehouse grounds after the church killings in

A city in Virginia named Danville banned the confederate flag from being displayed in public, and around 500 people didn’t take to kind to this as they protested with a huge flag to get their point across on this issue. The protesters had a flag that was known as one of the biggest in the

Two men in Toledo, Ohio are charged by federal prosecutors for committing a hate crime in the beating of a black man. The victim called one of the men a “cracker” in response to a confederate flag sticker on the man’s vehicle. Court records indicate the man has multiple tattoos and Facebook content indicating racist

Some motorcycle clubs have a bad name because of their roaring bikes and tough looking outfits. This particular group of men and woman did a remarkable honor to make the long journey to honor one of our countries lost American heros. I salute those men on their bikes to do what they do to honor our