When a group of Confederate Flag wavers, the Virginia Flaggers, headed down the the VMFA for a day of flag waving, they were accosted by a man named Jonathan Romans who had been served warrants for accosting them before. He was arrested, and the Flaggers were very happy about that and will continue to protest
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Learning more of our nations history, and the history of the cities that comprise our nation, is important work for all of us. At times the back-stories about our cities are what make them unique and individual. Sometimes there are conflicts and, and sometimes we enjoy peace. All in all these things make our cities
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In 2016, the Virginia Flaggers announced great news from Danville, Virginia. Thanks to strong support from the community, they raised twice the money they needed to buy and raise a giant 30 x 50 foot Confederate battle flag along U.S. Highway 29. The Flaggers called it the largest Confederate battle flag in the world. The
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The Virginia Flaggers, a group that places Confederate Highway Memorial Battle Flags at sites around the commonwealth, is performing site improvements to the flag location on I-95 and has temporarily removed the flag and flag pole. The work is expected to be completed this fall and the flag will return with a re-dedication ceremony. The
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The message of this article consist of the history behind the Confederate Memorial Hall residence at Peabody College and the plan of the chancellor to sandblast the name ” confederate” off the building.The residence hall was later acquired by Vanderbilt University. Nicholas Zeppos, the chancellor of Vanderbilt University mentions that the decision will strengthen the
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Visiting Charleston, South Carolina is a trip through some of the most important history in America. At the tip of the peninsula, in White Point Garden, stands the monument “To the Confederate Defenders of Charleston.” From the park you can look out across the harbor and see Fort Sumter, where the war began, while the
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In August 2016, Mississippi State University stopped flying the Mississippi state flag on its campuses. At the time, the state flag included the Confederate battle flag in its upper corner. The university said it supported changing the flag, but the Mississippi Legislature had chosen not to act, so MSU took the flag down on its
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A group called the “Virginia Flaggers” has taken to the streets in protest of the removal of the confederate flag from city property. There was a raising of the largest one of these prohibited flags near Danville, on the side of Rt. 29. So many people consider this flag racist, but this group, as well
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Poker in America was first spread far and wide by the Civil War. Young men on both sides of the war played the game; it was one of the most common pastimes of the soldiers in each army. There were some detractors who believed the spread of poker was a symptom of the loss of
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On August 12th, Donald Trump hosted a rally in Kissimmee, Florida. For almost 20 minutes prior to his speech, a Confederate flag saying “Trump 2016” hung from the railing in Silver Spurs Arena (the venue). There is heated debate about the meaning of this conflicting imagery, as well as its association with racist sentiments, and
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