The Gettysburg National Military Park Artist-in-Residence program is a 8 month program where 8 Artists spend one month each at the Park to interact with the visitors, teach workshops, give a lecture. The program is a great way to interact the public visitors with the artists and to understand the Artist’s way of showing the […]
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In Charleston, South Carolina, a thirty-year-old man confronts two men displaying confederate flags on sidewalk and attempts to take the flags causing a physical struggle between them. Police responded to the altercation and the two men reported being struck and grabbed by the neck. Police arrested the thirty-year-old for damage to personal property and two
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Biked, Blues and BBQ, an annual Fayetteville, Arkansas event that draws many thousands, has sparked a petition that brings first amendment rights into question. Community members started a petition to ban people from flying the Confederate flag during the event. Petitioners believe the symbolism of the Confederate flag is inappropriate, especially in light of recent
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All sales of merchandise with the Confederate Battle Flag have been banned at Addison County Fair and Field Days. The reason it was banned is that some parts of the flag are commonly considered hate symbols. The fair board felt that they could not let sales continue in good conscience. Sales of Confederate flag are
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The mayor of Tupelo, Mississippi, won’t permanently remove the state flag from its usual space, flying over the Tupelo City Hall. However, he did temporarily oversee its removal during a demonstration against recent police action by a local community group. It was a good will gesture, with the state flag flying again after the demonstration
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Although New York City sat deep into Union territory geographically during the Civil War, close business ties to the South through Wall Street’s financial interests in the tobacco and cotton industries brought about defiance within the city towards Lincoln and the Union. Deadly riots against Lincoln and his wartime policies brought about bloodshed and chaos
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The Confederate flag has been the topic of conversation for many years from the residents in the United States of America. There are many supporters and many people that feel it should be banned. There are lots of points being made from people on both sides. Recently a Secessionist group planned Operation Retaliation and displayed
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Nearly a year after the confederate battle flag was retired from the South Carolina statehouse grounds, there are groups still actively agitating for it’s display. A project named “Operation Retaliation”, a protest organized by the organization known as the South Carolina Secessionist Party is collecting replicas of that flag and says it will place those
The Patriot Guard Riders (PGR) are a group of motorcycle enthusiasts known for their work to honor deceased members of the military, police and firefighters. Sometimes this means being invited to attend funerals, and sometimes it means escorting the remains of a service member from one location to another. In this case, the PGR are
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The ideal of states rights, including the use of nullification of federal laws, has been offered as commentary topic in many publications. A recent article in the National Review is dissected against the ideas set forth in the U.S. Constitution to show that the founders would agree with the practice of conservative state and city
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