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Were some of the soldiers in the Confederacy black? Derek Boyd Hankerson, a Florida native and political operative for the right, likes to think that thousands of black slaves also fought on the side of the south during the Civil War. Read more about this online at the Civil War Memory blog, by Kevin M. […]

The Confederate flag is a polarizing symbol. And the state flag of Mississippi includes the Confederate battle emblem in its design. Though voters overwhelming supported keeping the design in 2001, it still is criticized as a symbol of racial oppression. Consequently, seven of Mississippi’s eight public universities have stopped flying the state flag. Governor Phil

Students were denied entry to their high school football game because they were attempting to bring American flags into the stadium. Ballew, a former Marine and firefighter, included a photo along with his post that showed a flag-carrier being denied entry to the game. School officials have defended themselves stating that they were acting in

In Biloxi, Missisppi, sits Beauvoir. This estate is a time capsule of sorts of Civil War history: cataloging the lives of confederate soldiers. The site is the former estate of the Confederate States of America’s only president, Jefferson Davis. Now, it serves as a museum filled with civil war memorabilia and a library cataloging various

A man in Texas is required to take down a flag in front of his house. It is a flag to show support of police officers after the shootings in Dallas. The homeowners association of the Oakmont Country Club Estates says the man’s flag can be upsetting; they only allow American flags, Texas flags, and

A 70 year old diorama at The Battles for Chattanooga Museum in Tennessee recently found itself with a makeover after local techies with an interest in the subject revamped the display. Their use of new technology via things like 3D projection and panoramic video. This implementation of modernization gives life to the display, while paying

The Heritage Preservation Association in Danville, Virginia is awaiting a decision from the Virginia Supreme Court about the Confederate flag case. The HPA needs clarification on the state law when it comes to displaying the Confederate flags and monuments on government property. Judges declined the HPA’s initial appeal about the removal of the flag from

Winslow Homer’s “The Sharpshooter,” really struck a cord with our author, as he equates sharpshooters are vile and cowardly. The author, whose name is either Allen or Allem according to the proofreader, continues by saying Homer was a precursor to photojournalists, as the technology at the time didn’t allow for photographs. Allen concludes the piece

The Civil War remains the deadliest war in American history, despite later wars’ usage of superior weaponry. The weapons used in the Civil War included the Springfield Model 1861 rifle, the Henry Repeating Rifle, the LeMat Pistol, the Model 1857 12-Pounder “Napoleon” Gun, and the Gatling gun, which was the predecessor of the more modern

“Dixie” is another casualty of our politically correct society. The University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) has built the new Vaught-Hemingway football stadium, and they have decided that the old fight song had to go to make things more inclusive for all fans. The powers that be want new traditions to be formed in place of