In wake of the Charlottesville violence, there has been a renewed effort to rid the South of confederate monuments. This movement has extended into the realm of our national currency as there is now an effort to remove Andrew Jackson from the $20 dollar bill. Jackson was the nation’s 7th president, serving from 1829 through […]
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Charlottesville has allowed the removal of a second Confederate statue. This is happening mainly in response to a recent event that happened in the area. A woman was killed while protesting. Council members made a unanimous decision to remove the statue. This is all stemming from a nationwide conflict about Confederate monuments. Charlottesville okays removal of
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Arlene Barnum, a 63 year old African American Viet Nam war-era veteran has been travelling the southern US decorating graves of fallen soldiers with confederate flags. This article was the result of an interview of her in Ardmore, Oklahoma. So far, there’s been no word from groups that may oppose her activity. She is raising
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Many have heard of the U.S. Army’s use of camels in the old west, well before the Civil War. In the 1850’s, as the first American settlers started moving west, they realized their horses and mules weren’t cut out for the long, dry journeys between water sources. Many settlers wanted to find a different animal.
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A hero that rescued a hawk from Hurricane Harvey has been slammed for the Confederate Flag. In the wake of Hurricane Harvey, a hawk was recorded taking refuge in the car of a man. The entire interaction was documented and put on YouTube. But, people noticed that he had a Confederate flag in his home
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Confederate monuments are coming down and that has some people asking where it will end. There has been a huge debate recently over whether, or not Confederate monuments should stay where they are, or be moved. So far, many have been moved and many have been vandalized as well. Many people want the monuments to
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Southern Irishmen from all over fought for the Confederacy, but Louisiana sent the most into the fray. New Orleans was home to more Irishmen than any other city in the South. They were in many Confederate Regiments, but the 6th Louisiana had the most. Above is a the flag of that regiment. Half the Irish
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Parker Space is a New Jersey Assemblyman, a farmer, and a country music fan. His Facebook photo of himself standing in front of a Confederate flag adorned with Hank Williams Jr.’s face has raised controversy. The photo was taken at a concert and belonged to another fan. This adds to previous controversies involving Space abstaining
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Many feel it is not a good idea to destroy Confederate monuments and that they are not ealy an expression of racism. These monuments are not new. They are from a previous time and some feel they are now irrelevant, but others feel they are part of history and should be seen as such. It
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Due to the recent violence in Charlottesville, VA, people are questioning whether or not the country should keep its Confederate memorials. One such memorial is in Fort Mill and was created in 1895 in honor of the black american slaves that stayed true to the Confederates during the Civil War. Many argue it’s a vital
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