Preserving Southern Heritage

VA Blocks Holiday Display of Confederate Flags on Cemetery Flagpoles

The Department of Veterans Affairs will no longer allow the flying of Confederate flags at national cemeteries on Memorial Day or Confederate Memorial Day. The move comes after language in House legislation banning Confederate flags from VA cemeteries was removed from the final bill. Supporters contacted the VA asking them to take action. Private groups, […]

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Five Places Where Confederate Monuments Have Recently Disappeared (or Soon Will)

The article highlights the changes being made after the Charleston church massacre. There has been a long standing debate regarding the confederate flag. Now, after the massacre, institutions are now dropping the word ‘confederate’ altogether. They’ve also been removing statues of confederate soldiers located in these institution. The tragedy has caused anything slightly confederate in

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