Confederate Monument, erected by Sons and Daughters of Confederate Soldiers in 1913. This monument commemorates the sacrificed confederate sons and fathers during the American Civil War. Located in Alabama, this monument sits in DeKalb County near sites such as Cherokee Indian removal and Fort Payne’s Fort. This beautiful monument has a lone confederate soldier sitting […]
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In the current day and age, being politically correct is almost a necessity. Some Americans wish to remove all aspects of the Confederacy from public spaces. This article deals with a Confederate monument in St. Louis. Refer to the article for attempts by the St. Louis mayor to remove the monument A year later, Confederate memorial
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A confederate flag was flown during a Fourth of July parade in Delaware, this past Summer. It was felt to be offensive by many in the town, and seemed to be inappropriate, especially flying it during Independence Day. The flag was flown by a 17 year old town member who claims he is actively involved
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The confederate flag has been in to news of late. It being flown in the different part of the country is the cause of controversy for its racist history. Marana High School Has currently placed a ban on its students bringing this flag on campus. Read on for more info. Marana High School bans students from
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Fort Sumter was unfinished and partially armed when the war started in 1861 but the brief battle in which the Confederates captured the installation was widely regarded as the opening shots of the conflict. The fort, later garrisoned by southern troops, was in turn placed under siege in 1863 by U.S. forces that ultimately left
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Students are being suspended from a high school in Pennsylvania for wearing items depicting the Confederate flag, which has been banned. Meanwhile, some parents are considering pulling their kids out of said school because their kids do not feel safe. One student, Noah Leech, says he wears it as a symbol of his family, not
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Emeline Jamison Pigott was a spy during the Civil War. Recruited due to feelings toward a Confederate private, she organized fishermen to pass along intel. She also would distract the union soldiers so that her family could carry out relief missions. During the war, she was arrested, and an attempt was made on her life,
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Noah Leech, a high school student from Plum High School in Pennsylvania, has been suspended for wearing a confederate flag-covered hoodie to school. Leech insists that he wore it out of pride for his family history. But the symbolism of racism and slavery make the school feel that the confederate flag represents a form of
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