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Donald Trump made a statement in regards to those who support the Second Amendment but do not support Hillary Clinton. It seems his statement can be interpreted as a veiled threat. Many people are concerned that a political candidate is making death threats. The legality is questioned. Dan Rather insists we remember Lincoln’s call for […]

The author is covering an update to an event in Natchitoches that took place last December where historical Confederate supporters were told they could not wave a Confederate flag in the town’s Christmas Parade by the mayor. A lawsuit has been filed in the city court and the supporters are fighting for their rights backed

Our Nation’s history may have some good moments and bad moments, but overall it’s our history. Just like the rest the world, we have a past, and our past is what makes us who we are today. Even as humans, all have some type of event we wish didn’t happen, but we can’t just act

Is the Danville Public Library getting rid of their books on the Civil War? A local man in Danville, Virginie believes they are. The library says that books are often weeded out and some are sold. The civil war books are just in another part of the library. Bill Sawyers is having none of it

The presidential library for Jefferson Davis, the only president of the Confederate States of America, resides in Biloxi, Mississippi. He came to Biloxi after his release from federal custody after the Civil War and wrote his memoirs. Today the house serves as a museum to the Confederate soldier. In fact, the Tomb of the Unknown

On August 12th, Donald Trump hosted a rally in Kissimmee, Florida. For almost 20 minutes prior to his speech, a Confederate flag saying “Trump 2016” hung from the railing in Silver Spurs Arena (the venue). There is heated debate about the meaning of this conflicting imagery, as well as its association with racist sentiments, and

North Fort Myers High School draws attention once more over the presence of confederate flags on their campus. Sky Hunter, a student, maintains that the school would not allow her to keep her confederate flag on her truck. This is the second time this issue has arisen, as the school came under fire last year

Civil war memorials can be found both north and south, often the same monument is used just with a different memorial plaque. They were often initiated by women, especially in the south, years after the war to create the community’s own history in a good light. Monuments in the south are targeted for removal, either

In the city of Natchitoches, LA confederate flags were banned during an annual Christmas parade. Due to the recent uprising in racial tension the city wanted to protect themselves from being seen as hateful. The group who was going to march petitioned for it to be overturned due to it’s historical nature and not as

Despite recent tensions throughout the United States, Texas neo-Confederates have nearly finished erecting a monument that includes 26-32 Confederate flags. The monument is ironically placed on Martin Luther King Boulevard. Although the erectors of the monument claim that the display is not racially fueled, the Southern Poverty Law Center calls the says the construction is