Preserving Southern Heritage

Emory Professor on Confederate Symbols: Contextualize, Don’t Erase

It all started in Charlottesville. With a public riot called “unite the right” people were protesting the confederate monuments being removed and the other side was advocating to preserve history. A reputable Professor from Emory College says that history does need to be preserved but they’re are better places where these confederate memorials can be […]

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A “Fearless Gentleman and Soldier,” Took Five Minnie Balls at Antietam

One of Robert E. Lee’s most aggressive and successful generals, and probably the most courageous and determined was General John Gordon. He fought bravely and ferociously for the Confederacy the entire war, several times while wounded.At the Battle of Antietam Gordon’s took a minnie ball through his calf.  A second ball hit him soon after

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Trump on removing Confederate statues: ‘They’re trying to take away our culture’

I can loosely agree with the president about the country losing and taking away our history with the removal of Confederate statues. The statues are not symbols anymore of hatred, but of a past many people forgot “The American Civil War” it was the bloodiest American war and both sides should never be forgotten. The

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