A confederate flag was put on a coin and it has caused a lot of controversy. The coin was issued to Pensacola firefighters and was met with some bad emotions. It has dawned some criticism. The coins were purchased as a gift and it appears the confederate flag was not put their on purpose. The
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In 2017, a group of supporters packed a Folsom Cordova Unified School District board meeting in California to stand up for a longtime Sutter Middle School teacher. The teacher had displayed a Confederate flag as part of a Civil War history lesson and was pressured into retiring as a result. Speakers accused the board of
Did you know that Alabama, Arkansas, and Mississippi honor Confederate General Robert E. Lee with a public holiday on his birthday? Did you also know that his birthday just so happens to be on Martin Luther King Jr. Day? In these three states, Google Maps indicated that store hours and traffic may be affected by
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War has rules, even in the middle of the bloodiest conflict in American history. Some of the most interesting rules of the Civil War were never written into any army manual. They were unwritten customs that soldiers on both sides agreed to follow. One of the most surprising, found in letters written by soldiers, was
Recently the Marana High School administration has banned the confederate flag from their campus in general. The flag is banned in every other form except for what is used in the schools curriculum. This decision in general has caused a number of students as well as parents to protest. The decision for the ban was
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In DeKalb County, Alabama, a Confederate monument erected in 1913 by the Sons and Daughters of Confederate Soldiers honors the fathers and sons of the county who served and sacrificed in the War Between the States. On top of the monument, a lone Confederate soldier stands watch, looking out toward the horizon. A Monument Built
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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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A newspaper is changing its name to move away from its Confederacy roots by changing its name. Many that worked for the newspaper thought the name being tied to the Confederacy was inappropriate. The name change has been praised my lawmakers. The paper reports that its revenues and funding were down and made the change
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