A Confederate flag is going to be displayed during a parade in Summerville. A southern heritage group has raised a lot of concern over their intent to fly a Confederate flag at a parade. The Carolina Flaggers along with The Sons of Confederate Veterans have been issued permits to participate in the parade. People are […]
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The Sons of the Confederate Veterans that fought in the Civil War are not allowed to be in a parade in Collierville that celebrates Christmas. This is happening amidst of a lot of controversy surrounding the Confederate symbol. The symbol is not allowed to be in the parade and the group was denied admission based
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Private Sam Watkins’ Company H of the 1st Tennessee was camped on the Duck River, at a moment when there were no battles to win. The thing is, a soldier needs stuff to do or he gets bored and up to trouble. As the Bible says, “Idle hands are the devil’s workshop.” Or at least
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The Confederate monuments honor the sacrifice that many people made. There are many people that descended from war veterans of the Civil War, and they are upset at the recent removal of monuments that they care a lot about. Confederate history and heritage has been under attack lately and many people are upset by this. Key
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John Baxley shares the economic reasons for the civil war. High schools and politicians have changed history to make this war solely about slavery, but that issue was not the main reason for the war. The struggle was about unfair taxation, at least according to the author. The background is examined in more detail in
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There is a side of the Civil War that many don’t know about, or just ignore. It was not so unusual for troops from opposite sides to mingle, talk and share or trade items, and generally act friendly when not engaged in fighting each other. Here is a portion of a letter sent from a Confederate
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The Supreme Court has rejected an attorney’s plan to declare the Confederate symbol as unconstitutional. One person argued that the flag is a symbol of white supremacy and needs to be banned. He wants his daughter to grow up in a world that is not filled with hateful symbols like that one. Supreme Court rejects attorney’s
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Some may wonder why the South remembers the Civil War as it does. After all, the losses were horrific to both North and South. Most of the war was fought on Southern soil. Small towns and countryside were trampled, occupied and battered for years. Major urban centers were ripped to pieces. The burning of Atlanta
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Gulfport is going to fly many Mississippi flags at the city hall. The mayor has stated that it is almost inevitable that Mississippi will change their state flag to a less offensive symbol. The first official flag of the state, which came around in the year 1861 has been proposed. The mayor said that this
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Gene St. Clair, a computer technician, and New Castle resident wants to see a monument dedicated to Robert E. Lee erected in Richmond. Like most southerners, Lee was against secession and slavery. Abraham Lincoln wanted Lee to command the Union Army, however, Lee declined citing his loyalty to his “country”. At the end of the
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