Preserving Southern Heritage

A school system has banned clothing that they think is racially intimidating to other people. There has been a lot of debate recently over the Confederate flag and removing monuments that were dedicated to soldiers of the war. Kids will no longer be allowed to wear things that one could reasonably interpret as racially intimidating. […]

Bill Cotty of Columbia, SC, passed away from lung cancer on July 24, 2016 at his home. Cotty was a South Carolina Representative and one of the people instrumental in removing the Confederate flag from the statehouse dome. Last year the battle flag was removed altogether from the statehouse grounds after the church killings in

A city in Virginia named Danville banned the confederate flag from being displayed in public, and around 500 people didn’t take to kind to this as they protested with a huge flag to get their point across on this issue. The protesters had a flag that was known as one of the biggest in the

Two men in Toledo, Ohio are charged by federal prosecutors for committing a hate crime in the beating of a black man. The victim called one of the men a “cracker” in response to a confederate flag sticker on the man’s vehicle. Court records indicate the man has multiple tattoos and Facebook content indicating racist

Some motorcycle clubs have a bad name because of their roaring bikes and tough looking outfits. This particular group of men and woman did a remarkable honor to make the long journey to honor one of our countries lost American heros. I salute those men on their bikes to do what they do to honor our

Two men descended from Civil War soldiers met completely by chance at the Battle of Richmond Visitors center. Larry Peterson, a descendant of a Confederate Colonel in the Civil War (Alfred Jefferson Vaughn Jr.), ran across John Landon, a descendant of the Ritchie family (who were part of the Union Army). Both men pointed out

The Chesterfield Historical Society and the Magnolia Grange House Museum hosted a special event about the role horses played during the American Civil War. The event called “Horses of Robert E. Lee”, is aimed at viewing the subject through the Civil War’s most famous rider, Confederate General Robert E. Lee. “Horses of Robert E. Lee” rides

This blog post was about a event that was held at the History Center of Olmsted County. A reenactment of some civil war battles. The person writing the post was appalled at how people could think this was a means of glorifying war. At the end of the article stated that he/she hopes people will

If you are planning a vacation to beautiful Milledgeville, Georgia you might notice something odd with one of the historic memorials. The Confederate Memorial has some noticeable damage to it and no it was not caused by vandalism. Authorities posted on Facebook the Memorial was damaged by a car accident. The driver claimed her brakes