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San Francisco school board member Matt Haney is proposing that several schools in the area change their names. He suggests that schools named after Washington, Jefferson and other early American icons should be renamed because of these individuals’ tie to the slave trade. He suggests that the schools be renamed after such people as San […]

In “Civil War Profiles – Protecting the flag was the primary mission” Thomas J Ryan highlights the role of standard bearers during battle. He points out that members of the color guard had to be extremely courageous and that although standard bearers are often killed another color guard member is always ready to step up

Free speech is not so free in Lake Arrowhead as a group of high school students comes under attack for displaying confederate flags on their pickup trucks outside of the school. The matter was discussed at a school board meeting where former assemblyman Tim Donnely defends the students right to free expression. The students flying

Being a Color Guard during the Civil War was one of the most unacknowledged tasks during the war. Color Guards risked their lives while protecting this valuable piece of history. Many stories of Color Guards are told entailing their heroic adventures and methods for which these flags were carried and kept safe. No matter which

The Civil War may have been 150 years ago, but its history still resonates to this day. Re-enactments help today’s citizens get in touch with the events of the past. Now, Huntington Beach is getting a taste of history with a Civil War re-enactment commemorating the 155th anniversary of the war. Civil War re-enactment brings history

The constitutionality of the Mississippi state flag challenge in district court. Carlos Moore opened up a lawsuit against the state of Mississippi in regards to their flag. Moore argued that the Mississippi flag containing confederate battle emblem violated both the 13th and 14th amendment. U.S District Judge Carleton Reeves dismissed the case, but left the

Confederate soldiers took horses from families in York County during a March across the country. One man, Jacob Rudy, filed a lawsuit for damages incurred when his horse was stolen by one of these soldiers. Years after his death, it turns out that his family did finally receive payment for what was taken from them

As summer comes to a close, so do the fairs. Some people don’t feel that the fairs in rural New York are family friendly. For one thing, it’s not uncommon to see the Confederate Flag on everything from bumper stickers and flags. Because of the controversy that comes with the Confederate flag, many stores have

New Prairie High School has banned its students from flying the Confederate flag on campus. The school had received complaints form students and visitors about the presence of the confederate flag on school grounds. A group of students wanted to fly the Confederate flag because they see it as a symbol of southern pride, but

Bans on confederate flags can be absurd in certain circumstances. While the purpose of California’s ban of the confederate flag was to prevent state sponsored displays of bigotry, its effects were much more far reaching. For example, in an art fair in Fresno, one man’s historic painting regarding the Civil War was rejected because it