You wouldn’t expect to see the Confederate flag in California. It was not a Confederate state in the Civil War. This talks about the flag and that state, though, so you can read this to find out the correlation. It’s a flag which has created a lot of controversy of late and stories about it
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There has been a lot of controversy surrounding the Confederate Flag lately. It is creating anger. Some people don’t like it and want it removed from public display while others claim it doesn’t stand for racism at all. This talks about one high school and how some students posed with it in their halls. The
We recognize that regardless of context, to many of our students, families, and staff, the Confederate flag is a racist symbol of hate. Although this matter is under investigation, it is important to reiterate: Any employee who is found to engage in behavior that creates an unsafe environment for students will face full consequences, including
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In 2016, the clerk of court in York County, South Carolina, announced that a Confederate flag and portraits of Confederate generals taken down during a courthouse renovation would not be going back up. Clerk David Hamilton said he wanted everyone who came into the courtroom to feel they would be treated fairly. But he soon
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Berry Benson was a civil war sharpshooter and was on the confederates side. He fought in General lee’s army. Benson was captured by the Union and managed to escape their clutches. Berry was always a great shooter and was even selected to a special battalion for exceptional shooters in 1862. He married in 1868 and
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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
Sunday mornings were usually quiet at Yale University. Not so on the January 20th, 1861, when students and professors woke to find a secession flag on top of a campus building.  During the night some students had raised a flag with a red cross displayed in the center.  On the cross were 15 stars representing
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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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Douglas the Camel served with the 43rd Mississippi Infantry during the Civil War. By the time he became a Rebel, though, “Old Douglas” was already a veteran, having served with the U.S. Army camel brigade. Here is his back story. Jefferson Davis is well known as the President of the Confederacy, but it is less
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