Florida, Virginia, North Carolina and Texas

January 15, 2010

**  'Unifying' art replaces mural that featured Confederate flag.  (In Florida State Capitol.)

**  Va. school board will not ban Confederate flag in dress code.

**  Students back in court over Confederate statue case.  (A national civil rights organization called Lawyers' Committee  for Civil Rights Under Law filed it on behalf of five students and a teacher to intervene in the Silent Sam situation.)  Looks like we have another racist organization out there.

**  Texas school board starts 'new age of understanding,'  drops Confederate  song 'Dixie' after years of criticism.

**  Commission Wrap-up:    Commissioner supports revisiting Confederate memorial issue.  (St. Augustine, Fla.)   There is a sign there saying context will be added.  I support adding context to Confederate memorials if that is what it will take to prevent having hate crimes done to them.

--Old Secesh