Tours of Confederate Monuments in New Orleans may not be taking place for much longer. Recent events have caused residents of New Orleans to take a closer look at what the monuments stand for, why they were erected in the first place, and they may be taken down. Four monuments in total may be affected. Confederate […]
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Civil war soldiers fought for their lives way back in 1864 in Southwest Arkansas. Thanks to a nonprofit these hallowed battlefields may soon be turned into a historic walking venue for history buffs. The Nevada County Depot paid close to one million dollars for ownership of this historic 448 acre property. In 1864 the armies
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The Gadsden flag of the Revolutionary War may be the new Confederate Flag when it comes to the U.S. Government’s view of racial discrimination. In an attack against our constitutional liberties, the flag and anything else using the flag’s coined phrase “Don’t Tread on Me,” are being viewed by some as racial harassment. US Government Voiding
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Have you ever seen the The Polk Battle Flag? It features the well-known Southern Cross, with an upright cross with the colors reversed. Here’s some things we know about the man behind that banner. Leonidas Polk, the son of a distinguished Revolutionary War officer, was one of the South’s most beloved generals. He attended the U.S.
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Wheeling, West Virginia residents got a unique opportunity to look back into their state’s Civil War history with renowned historian Ed Bearss. A lucky few paid to enjoy a private dinner with Bearss, the former chief historian for the National Parks Service, before he delivered the lecture which was followed by a silent auction. $1,200
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Destination DC will not feature an ad for the National Museum of Civil War Medicine in its visitors guide because the museum’s logo contains an image of the Confederate battle flag. According to a museum representative, their logo communicates an important part of the organization’s mission. Destination DC is concerned how their readership will feel
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This blog took into consideration all of the civil war monuments that have been taken down, and those that are under discussion. The issue it’s investigating is if the southern states, and the confederate generals, were traitors to the country by choosing to secede. This would justify taking down such statues. The blog ultimately decided,
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The VA flaggers, a group of individuals who fly the confederate flag throughout Virginia, have retrofitted a used weather station satellite vehicle. This enables them to raise a 10 x 15 confederate flag to the height of 70 feet. The group moves throughout the area raising the flag for people to see. New Weapon Added to
How you view history determines what statues and memorials are falling victim to revisionist history. A 10-volume account of Lincoln’s presidency was written about thirty years after the war. A hit movie that still plays to this day is the still popular “Gone with the Wind” by Margaret Mitchell. In 1988 students protested the name
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Two paintings now on display at the Gettysburg National Military Park offer a vivid depiction of two unique perspectives of the Civil War. “The Armed Slave” depicts a slave reading a book with a cigar in hand and a bayonet-equipped musket close by, ready to spring to action in John Brown’s failed slave uprising of
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