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
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New Prairie High School has banned its students from flying the Confederate flag on campus. The school had received complaints form students and visitors about the presence of the confederate flag on school grounds. A group of students wanted to fly the Confederate flag because they see it as a symbol of southern pride, but
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The Civil War ended more than 150 years ago, but its history still speaks to people today, even on the beaches of Southern California. In 2016, Huntington Beach hosted a Civil War reenactment marking the 155th anniversary of the start of the war, giving local families a chance to see the history of the 1860s
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San Francisco school board member Matt Haney is proposing that several schools in the area change their names. He suggests that schools named after Washington, Jefferson and other early American icons should be renamed because of these individuals’ tie to the slave trade. He suggests that the schools be renamed after such people as San
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Belle Boyd was a teenage spy for the Confederate States of America in the 1800s. Union soldiers broke into her house thinking her family had a confederate flag inside. When a soldier used obscene language to her mother, Boyd shot and mortally wounded him so their house was put under guard. Boyd flirted with the
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The Civil War remains the deadliest war in American history, despite later wars’ usage of superior weaponry. The weapons used in the Civil War included the Springfield Model 1861 rifle, the Henry Repeating Rifle, the LeMat Pistol, the Model 1857 12-Pounder “Napoleon” Gun, and the Gatling gun, which was the predecessor of the more modern
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Bans on confederate flags can be absurd in certain circumstances. While the purpose of California’s ban of the confederate flag was to prevent state sponsored displays of bigotry, its effects were much more far reaching. For example, in an art fair in Fresno, one man’s historic painting regarding the Civil War was rejected because it
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A man in Texas is required to take down a flag in front of his house. It is a flag to show support of police officers after the shootings in Dallas. The homeowners association of the Oakmont Country Club Estates says the man’s flag can be upsetting; they only allow American flags, Texas flags, and
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During the Gettysburg Campaign of 1863, Confederate soldiers marching through York County, Pennsylvania, took horses from local farmers. One of those farmers, Jacob Rudy, later filed a claim for the horse taken from him. He never saw it come back. But years after his death, his family was finally repaid, by a former Confederate soldier
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Being a Color Guard during the Civil War was one of the most unacknowledged tasks during the war. Color Guards risked their lives while protecting this valuable piece of history. Many stories of Color Guards are told entailing their heroic adventures and methods for which these flags were carried and kept safe. No matter which
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