Preserving Southern Heritage

In September 2016, San Francisco school board president Matt Haney proposed renaming schools tied to slavery, including schools named after George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. He suggested new names that honored people such as San Francisco native Maya Angelou, the poet and author. For many people who had watched Confederate names come down across the

The arrival of a Betsy Ross flag (the original 13 star flag) at a football game between Forest Hills Central High and Ottawa Hills High was criticized by school leaders for the exclusion and hate the flag now represents. A formal apology was given to those in attendance by school leaders who saw the action

What started out as a protest against the Confederate flag during students and faculty at New Prairie Corp. turned into them banning all types of flags on vehicles. Many people feel as though this is a distraction to the students education, that is when the banning occurred. Some students will just fly the American flag

This was very interesting. In my opinion this flag a representation of segregation yet also that can in fact spark biases and conflict as it seems it already has. I understand the aspect that each person has the right to freedom of speech yet their are limits in regards to what is considered acceptable and

Many places don’t want to display the Confederate flag anymore because they think it’s supporting slavery even though it isn’t doing that at all. This town is being urged not to display it. The people are trying to pretend history never happened. This is a disturbing new trend. Holly Hill Town Council asks SCV not