The Mississippi house wants colleges to fly the flag and it will make them lose a tax break. There has been a lot of anger and fear about the flag. One argument was that id a college used state money, then it should fly the state flag. Some people see the flag as racist and […]
Confederate graves at the Old Sheldon Church ruins in Yemassee, South Carolina were recently robbed. Three Southern Crosses of Honor, which were recently placed at the historical headstones to honor the dead, were removed from the graves. The crosses are valued at around $200, but the graves’ caretaker believes that the thieves’ agenda was political.
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Confederate monuments and anything else to do with the Civil War evokes strong feelings. Some people don’t want to admit the history that comes along with being in the south and others don’t like it being hidden. This bill has been put in place to address that. Hopefully less fighting will result from this but
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A southern church is wrestling with its confederate history. A reverend named Wallace Adams-Riley suggested something that no one had said before in the history of the church and it was “what if?” There is a lot of history and many monuments of the confederacy in Virginia, where the reverend is located. Robert E. Lee Worshipped
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New Orleans can now remove confederate monuments. An appeal court has ruled on this. They can remove three confederate monuments that are in prominent locations. There has been a lawsuit filed by three different preservation societies. The US court of appeals rejected their claims though. The reasoning was that they lacked legal viability. New Orleans can
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County officials have said the flag pole violates setback requirements that limit how close a structure can be placed to a public highway — and that their decision had nothing to do with controversies in the community and across the country over displays of the Confederate flag. After informing the Flaggers of the zoning violation,
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A federal appeals court is set to hear arguments on a long-running feud over the Confederate battle emblem on the Mississippi flag. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans is scheduled to hear arguments Tuesday over reviving a 2016 lawsuit filed by an African-American attorney, Carlos Moore. Moore contends the flag is
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There will now be a confederate flag day in Mesa. There was a recent parade in Mesa, Arizona to celebrate the flag. This is amidst a lot of debate on the flag and what it represents. Some people think it is negative and some think it is positive. The parade took place on March 4,
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One of the finest sailors America ever produced was Commander John Newland Maffitt, who began his career in the U.S. Navy. It was not long before he stablished himself as a highly respected officer. Not long after the Confederacy was formed, the U.S. government began secret arrests of those suspected of Southern sympathies. A friend
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In a victory for free speech, the Confederate battle flag won’t be banished from public schools in North Carolina’s Orange County. Despite pressure from the Northern Orange County NAACP chapter and local students and parents, school board members on Monday declined to adopt a system-wide ban on the rebel flag. That wise and prudent decision
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