Memphis City Council tried to remove a Confederate statue of Nathan Bedford Forrest, but that request was denied. Confederate sympathizers are delighted. This victory serves to inspire others to rise up, according to the blog “The Virginia Flaggers.” “God has blessed our Heritage Warriors with a great Victory!” it observes with evident satisfaction. Victory in […]
Although NASCAR in 2015 asked fans to refrain from displaying the Confederate Flag, don’t try telling that to fans in Talladega, Ala. Near the superspeedway here flags fly everywhere outside motorhomes and are prominently displayed by vendors. Race fans who display it say it’s not about hate, it’s about heritage. It’s about honoring those in
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In incredible footage of a 1914 Confederate veterans’ reunion in Jacksonville, Fla., a former slave, Jeff Mabry, is introduced. These reunions included former camp servants or camp slaves. Mabry doesn’t seem to be wearing an uniform, but he dons at least one reunion ribbon, which suggests that this was not his first reunion. “Yasser Boss”:
“Yasser Boss”: Old Jeff Mabry Attends a Reunion Read More »
For followers of the American Civil War, the bitter divide this elections system is all too familiar. America was in a similar foul mood just before the 1860 elections, with one newspaper, the Charleston Mercury, reporting that Minute Men were organizing all over South Carolina “for any emergency that may arise in the present perilous
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A new groundbreaking museum is to be located at historic Elm Springs in Columbia. This groundbreaking museum will be to honor and preserve the history of the Southern states as well as to help keep alive the history of the Southern soldiers that fought in the civil war. Read more here to find out about
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There has been a recent effort to remove the Confederate emblem from the Mississippi flag. So far, the petition to do so has lacked enough signatures to get it on the 2018 ballot. The petition began is 2015 after several blacks were killed at a church in Charleston. The flag, which has flown with the
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Tanner Young loves the American Flag, so much so that he even flies if on the back of his truck. He was recently told by school administrators that he cannot fly the flag on school property. Tanner, who has been described as a strong American, has a Facebook rally behind him. The controversy comes after
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At the Ole Miss Campus there has been a revision to a statue to the Confederate plaque that has been revised. Just like anything there is a domino effect that has caused the Sons of Confederate Veterans or SCV to revive a lawsuit from back in 2014. At the time of the suit, it had
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In New Orleans, friction is continuing between two parties on the movement of controversial confederate statues. The city is arguing they have the right as local governing authority to remove said statues, while opponents argue removal with cause irreparable harm. The decision has floated through not only state, but also federal courts and is currently
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The confederate flag is nationally known as a symbol of racial and class degradation and oppression in the United States of America. The Public Official in Greenfield removed his flag after the controversy blew up when a parent noticed it hanging in his garage. The flag is offensive to such a large group of people,
Constitution says yes but Greenfield says no to confederate flag Read More »
