There is still intolerance in the world even though you’d expect it to be better. This letter talks about and what it means for us as a society. There are many groups who are met with discrimination and intolerance in general and this should not be the case. it is not good for them or […]
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On Wednesday the principal of Linganore High School in Fredrick, Md confirmed that the school would no longer allow the students to wear the headdress traditional to wear at the schools football and basketball games. There are currently petitions both for and against the ban which. Some people feel the headdress is offensive to Native
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More people won’t be watching the NFL’s games this year because it has been a political forum, instead of some guys chasing a ball. People are turned off by the distraction from the game. Burgess Owens is proud to stand for the flag. His great great grandfather, Silas Burgess, was a slave brought from Africa
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It was 1907, and the US Senate was debating what was to be the official name for the Civil War. Former Confederate and Union soldiers were present, and the record shows they were getting along just fine. Â Here is part of what Senator Hernando Money of Mississippi said, from the Senate Record: There was ex-Senator
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The Mississippi governer is being asked to defend the emblem of the Confederacy. This is under attack more now than ever. People are saying it should be hidden away and that it is a symbol of racism and also that the Confederates were traitors. Others disagree and feel it is part of Southern heritage and
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The Supreme Court has asked the Mississippi governor to defend the Confederate symbol on the state flag. There has been an ongoing controversy involving the Confederate symbol on the Mississippi state flag. It may soon arrive at the Supreme Court. One person said that the flag caused him a lot of pain and he has
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In summation, this article discusses confederate landmarks and the issues surrounding them. The article examines several examples of confederate monuments that have been deconstructed due to their controversy. The article claims that since the events in Charlottesville, VA the public is taking an increasingly negative stance towards confederate monuments and implies that people will either
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After a two hour debate the Board of Supervisors in Patrick County, Virginia voted 4-1 not to remove the confederate monument at the county courthouse. Due to the current existing law that protects erected monuments, Dr. L. Boyce was the opposing vote. He felt that despite his opinion of keeping the statue up, the vote
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Through Delaware, Alabama, and North Carolina American Civil War monuments are being erected. Those involved believe the rise in war memorials on private property will increase, but none are expected on public land. Organizations push back on the private groups for their glorification of slave owners. A Boom in Confederate Monuments, on Private Land Thanks for reading.
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Public school are struggling with Confederate names as well as images. There are names of schools that people are trying to rename because of their relation to slavery and negative things in the past. A lot of things have been happening since the white supremacist meeting in Charlottesville. Some people want to keep the names,
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