A lot of Confederate companies called themselves Irish at the beginning of the war, but there were only two Confederate Irish regiments: the 10th Tennessee Volunteers, and the 24th Georgia Volunteers. I have written about the 10th Tennessee in another article, known for using the “Sons of Erin” flag. The 24th Georgia is the more
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It’s a tough task to understand Robert E. Lee. He was around a very long time ago. His family had slaves, but he never purchased any though. He had contempt for the practice of keeping slaves. He said that there were people that would not acknowledge that slavery was a bad thing. Lee lived in
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In a victory for free speech, the Confederate battle flag won’t be banished from public schools in North Carolina’s Orange County. Despite pressure from the Northern Orange County NAACP chapter and local students and parents, school board members on Monday declined to adopt a system-wide ban on the rebel flag. That wise and prudent decision
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In February 2017, the Orange County Board of Education in Hillsborough, North Carolina, voted not to ban the Confederate flag from school property. The decision came despite two requests from the local NAACP and concerns from some parents and students. Instead of a ban, the board created an equity committee aimed at preventing hate speech
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Over 40 years, history lover William Atteridge built more than a thousand model replicas of Civil War ships by hand. When he died, he left the entire fleet to his son Larry, who discovered that the collection was worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. The story was featured in a 2017 episode of Strange Inheritance
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It is a tough time for some people because statues are being removed out of fear. There are many confederate statues that mean a lot to many people. There are many differences of opinion among people and when it interferes with other people and the things they create to remember their history, then it will
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A bill filed Tuesday by a trio of N.C. House Republicans seeks to drop a provision in the state constitution that prohibits secession. And that map was from 2014. From what I’m reading, the sentiment is becoming more popular with each election cycle. The latest survey notes that 1 in 3 Californians now support secession;
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A Dinwiddie County assistant principal had two students remove American flags from their trucks. While parents, students, and some faculty members complained and believe it was to avoid controversy, school officials explained later they believed the flags to be a safety hazard for the students because they were obstructing the rear window. Still, to handle
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The KKK does not own the confederate flag. People are controlled by their ignorance and the news is a huge source of misinformation and bias and especially ignorance. Because the media is ignorant, the people are too. The confederate flag has been under a lot of scrutiny because people think it stands for racism, but
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In 2017, Jasper, Alabama, made headlines when it was declared a “sanctuary city” for the Confederate flag. At a time when flags and monuments were being removed across the South, supporters in Jasper wanted to send a clear message: in their town, people who choose to fly the Confederate flag would be welcome to do
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