Diversity Training for Differing Opinions? North Carolina, Radical White Minions and SCV

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

**  SC city plans diversity training after social media posts.  (Mauldin.  City Councilman Dale Block posted on social media that if the Confederate flag represents racism, then so does black organizations (BLM), the Democratic party and a Hispanic scholarship fund.  He also posted : "This whole racial thing is getting out of hand." Certain people are demanding his resignation because of these posts.   I just have to chuckle about it.  The man speaks the truth and since when is it bad to have an opposing opinion.  A certain group in Germany back in the 1930s also wouldn't allow different opinions.)

**  Protesters, marchers take to the streets across the region.  (North Carolina.    In Raleigh 12 arrested after vandalism to private property and broken glass.  Most of those arrested were white people.  So, the white minions are getting radicalized.  Usually, when the "vandalism" and looting starts, the white minions are nowhere to be found.  Bad turn of events.  Now, both BLMers and their white minions are getting into the rioting thing.)

**  Sons of Confederate Veterans protest Fort Myers' decision to send Gen. Lee bust to museum.  (Florida)

--Old Secesh

Civil War II: When Will Media Figure Out Confederate Is A Proper Name? Arlington National Cemetery, Mississippi, Virginia, Illinois, Alabama and Canada

 SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

**  The problem of Confederate statues on U.S. public lands.  (Specifically about the Confederate Memorial in Arlington National Cemetery.  The Army is reviewing it and currently is can not be viewed close up.  Several hundred Confederate soldiers are buried at ANC.)

**  Advocates demand removal of confederate statue in Brandon.  (Brandon, Mississippi.  Excuse me, it is Confederate not confederate.  Something about being a proper name.  Wondering why the Blacks have so many advocates and activists?)

**  Tazewell residents protest, calling for removal of confederate statue.  (Virginia.  When will the media learn that Confederate is capitalized?  Or is this some way of putting down the Confederacy?)

**  White crowd cheers for the Confederate flag at an Illinois rally to resume in-person learning.  (Crystal Lake, Illinois.  Several trucks with Confederate and U.S. flags drove by.)

**  Confederate monument in Anniston comes down.  (Alabama.  Monument to Confederate artillery officer John Pelham.)

**  Stratford City Council to discuss banning the Confederate flag.   (Canada.  Wonder if this will also refer to anything BLM?)

Come On Guys, Confederate, Not confederate.  --Old Secesh

UDC, 'Dukes of Hazzard', Catholics, Second Civil War, Hate Crimes-Not Vandalism

 SEPTEMBER 26, 2020

**  Confederate monument removal advocates in newspaper ad call for public meeting with UDC.  (Calloway County, Kentucky)

**  How 'The General Lee' was left in the Democratic Party's dust.  (Very interesting video about former Democratic Rep. Ben L. Jones.  He also played the role of Cooter Jones on the hit TV show "The Dukes of Hazzard.")

**  Catholics journey across Hampton Roads landmarks to highlight racial inequality.  (Virginia)

**  NYT's Friedman":  'I'm terrified' to find myself covering  America's potential  Second Civil War.  (I'm more than a bit worried about this becoming a bloody Civil War myself.)

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

** Confederate monument in Forsyth Park vandalized.  (Savannah, Georgia.  Again, that is a hate crime, not simple vandalism.  What would it be called if something similar was done to a Martin Luther King Jr. statue?)

**  St. Augustine Confederate monument vandalized overnight.  (Florida)

**  Rewatching 'The Civil War'  during the Breonna Taylor and George Floyd protests.    (Ken Burns PBS series.)

**  Protesters call for end to racism during 'March on Graham.'  (Graham, North Carolina)

--Old Secesh

William & Mary Gets Into the Act. Virginia, Tennessee, Canada and Texas

SEPTEMBER 26, 2020

**  Subcommittee formed ton address confederate statues and buildings in Danville.  (Virginia.  Hey, Confederate is a proper name!)

**  Protesters make a stand, after Cleveland City officials  provide Confederate statue update.  (Tennessee)

**  Request for Confederate flag ban  heading to Stratford city hall.  (Canada)

**  William & Mary renames two buildings named for former governor, Confederate naval commander.  (Virginia, of course.  Trinkle Hall named for former governor Elbert Lee Trinkle, who signed Jim Crow laws and Maury Hall named after Mathew Fontaine Maury.

There are also buildings on campus named after Confederate generals Benjamin Stoddert Ewell and William Taliaferro who had a lot to do with the school. Perhaps William & Mary should go one step further and tear down any buildings built by slave labor.)

**  Pushing away from Confederate imagery, Richland High School changes name from 'Rebels' to 'Royals.'  (Texas.  But wait, didn't we fight the American Revolution against a royal named King George?)

--Old Secesh

Confederate Memorial Moved, Then Attacked in Florida. Kentucky, St. Augustine, Florida, Mississippi and North Carolina

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

**  Committee expected to meet  to discuss moving Davies County Confederate monument.  (Kentucky)

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

**  St. Augustine Confederate  memorial settles into new home.  (Florida.  Was moved to Trout Creek Fish Camp.

**  Museum of the Waxhaws  offers new home for Confederate monument.  (North Carolina)

**  Retire MS flag with Confederate emblem still flies at some George Co. buildings.  (Mississippi)

**  Group continues to ask  county to remove Confederate statue.  (Catwaba County, North Carolina)

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2020

**  Confederate memorial set on fire, vandalized at Trout Creek Fish Camp.  (Florida.  It was in place just 24 hours before  it was attacked.  Wonder who might have attacked it?  This monument was erected in 1872 in honor of 42 Confederate soldiers and stood in St. Augustine before Confederadication set in. Again, this is not vandalism.  It is a hate crime.)

--Old Secesh

The Confederacy Under Attack: Philadelphia, Party City, Georgia, Charlotte, Jews, Oregon and Mississippi

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

**  Confederate monuments are falling across the nation, but in Philly, a memorial to Southern troops still stands.  (Philadelphia, Pa. It is in the National Cemetery.)

**  'Party City (business) removes Confederate soldier Halloween costumes:  'We can and must do better.'  (Another case of the Black Rule.  The Black Rule means that all it takes is one black person to object to something to have it removed.  In this case it was a white mother with two adopted black children who found the costumes to be  offensive.)

**  People voice opinions about Confederate monument in town hall meeting.  (Georgia)

**  Charlotte's monument to a Jewish Confederate was hated even before it was built.  (Charlotte, North Carolina.  Judah P. Benjamin had no connection with the city other than a week he spent there while the Confederate government was fleeing after Sad R. was captured.)

**  Oregon  Department of Education bans Confederate flags from school grounds.  (My question is if they also banned anything with BLM on it because that stands for rioting, looting, hate crimes and arson.)

**  Majority Black school closer to shedding Confederate name.  (Jackson, Mississippi.  Enrollment at Lee Elementary School is 96% Black.  The sooner the name is removed, the better.  It should have been changed a long time ago.)

--Old Secesh

Still Waiting for SPLC to Come Up with List of BLM Rioting, Looting and Burnings. Arkansas, Florida, Virginia. Tennessee

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

**  Fort Smith discusses a possible move for Confederate statue.  (Arkansas.  City wants to move it to Oak Cemetery.  UDC owns statue and says the city would have to start keeping the city-owned cemetery in better shape.  It is in bad shape now, even though it is historical.  Also, the cost of removal is estimated at $90,000 and the city says that will have to be paid for privately.  Here is a great chance for those who want it to be removed to put their money where their mouths are and cough up the funds. The UDC owns the land on which the statue sits in front of the court house, so it can't be removed without  their okay.)

**  Dispute over Robert E. Lee bust not over in Fort Myers.   (Florida)

**  Surry mum on statue relocation.  (Virginia)

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

**  Comparing Tennessee's  process to remove Confederate monuments to other southern states.  (According to SPLC, there are six states with preservation acts designed to keep cities from removing their Confederate monuments and memorials.  Article tells how things stand in those six states.

The six states:   Mississippi, Virginia, Tennessee, Alabama, South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia.  (Hmmnn, that's seven states.  Someone made a mistake.)

Since that racist group calling themselves is into making and keeping "hit lists" on anything Confederate, I would like to see them expand their lists and make one on how many BLM demonstrations there have been since the Floyd killing and how many of those have led to confrontations with the police, hate crimes when Confederate statues have been attacked, arson, rioting and looting.  Come on guys and gals, I know you can do it!!)

Come On SPLC.  You Can Do It.  You Know You Can Do It.  --Old Secesh

About Those Confederate Halloween Costumes. Arizona, Virginia and Paintballs

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

**  Party store in Fairfax County was carrying Confederate costumes.  (Virginia.  Completely ridiculous for the lady to have a cow about the costumes.  Lady, if you don't like the Confederate costumes, DON'T buy them.  Walk away.  Walk Away.  But, figuring this is Virginia, nothing much surprises me from that state anymore.  I still think there must be something wrong with their water.)

**  State officials reviewing Confederate monument plan.  (Arizona)

**  Va. Senate panel votes to keep public hearing  rules for Confederate statue removals.  (Virginia.  I'm surprised.  I think the other side has taken over almost all of the state's governing bodies.

**  Roanoke to give Confederate monument to cemetery, historical society.  (Virginia)

**  Police seek identity of men, one wearing Confederate flag jacket,  suspected of shooting paintballs.

**  Indiana borough council approves resolution concerning Confederate flag.  (Pennsylvania.  They condemn the flag.)

--Old Secesh

The Second Civil War: Ohio County Fair, Missouri, Trump, Tennessee and the Black Card

 SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

**  88 counties in 88 days:  In prideful Lorain County, symbols like the Confederate flag remind community of differences.  (Ohio.  Lorain County Fair. They sell Confederate flags at some booths.  I recommend that if the flag offends you, don't buy it.)

**  Jefferson City Council to hear resolution to remove Confederate monument.  (Missouri.  And guess what is going to happen next.)

**  A new southern strategy.  Trump praises Confederate General Robert E. Lee  in campaign speech.

**  Protesters continue to demand removal of a Collierville Confederate monument.  (Tennessee)

**  After Confederate  and Dukes of Hazzard arguments, Giles County case brings 30-year sentence.  (Virginia.  A black man accused of having drugs to sell for third time was using a Confederate statue on the courthouse lawn and the old TV show as his defense.  Playing the old Black Card as it were.  It didn't work, and he got the sentence.)

Using the Old Black Card Bit.  --Old Secesh

In case you're wondering, the Black Card is what Kappynapper used to try to get another shot as an NFL quarterback.

Obscenities and Even a Halloween Black Rule? Alabama, South Carolina, North Carolina, Florida, U.S. Capitol, Missouri and Virginia

 SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

**  Alabama Archives faces its legacy as Confederate 'attic.'     Too much Confederate stuff.   Bad,  Bad, Bad.

**  Fort Mill connector road will honor memory of former slave.  (South Carolina)

**  Trump supporter yells 'f--- black lives' during North Carolina parade, video shows.  (Elon University.  Of course, that is nothing compared to the obscenities shouted by BLMers and their white minions.  And, they also write "f---"  all over Confederate statues and usually spell it correctly.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

**  Future of Confederate general statue remains undecided.  (Florida.  Statue of Confederate General Kirby Smith at the National Statuary Hall in U.S. Capitol.  Want to replace it with statue of black woman.  I agree with its removal.

**  Jefferson City Council pushes back vote to remove Confederate monument.  (Missouri)

**  Arlington mom shopping for  daughters' Halloween  outfits shocked to find Confederate soldier children's costumes at party store.  (Virginia.  Of course. There must be something wrong with the water in Virginia for all those white people to turn like that.   A white mother of two adopted black children was offended because of two Confederate children's costumes offered for sale.  Hey lady.  Then don't buy it.  Sadly, Party City no longer sales them.

I Guess This Is An Example of a White Woman Using the Black Rule.  --Old Secesh

In case you're wondering, the Black Rule is that all it takes is for one black person to be offended for something to be removed.

How Long Does It Take a Confederate-Hater to Become Aware That They Hate Confederates? California, Statues, Virginia, Portsmouth, North Carolina and South Carolina

 SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

**  Op-Ed: California finally sweeps away  most of its tributes  to the Confederacy.  What took so long?  (Why did it take the writer so long to figure out he or she was offended by Confederate stuff?  One has to wonder?)

**  'Never to be seen again':  Where Confederate statues go after being taken from public spaces.

**  Augusta Commonwealth's Attorney to be appointed to determine future of investigation onto Stoney's confederate (Confederate) monument removal.    (Augusta County, Virginia.  Stoney is Sad R.'s mayor whose political contributor got a lucrative contract for his company formed a few days earlier to remove the Confederate statues in Sad R..)

**  Portsmouth Confederate monument  case has put spotlight on  magistrates.  Here's how they work.  (Virginia. 

**  Neo-Confederate group members yell 'white power' during pro-Trump parade through college campus.  (Elon University, North Carolina.  Was this news directed at making the Trump campaign look bad?)

**  Man arrested for brandishing rifle at protest at the Battery.  (Charleston, South Carolina.  I fear that it is just a matter of time before there is use of guns at these protests.

--Old Secesh

What To Do With Those Confederate Monuments After They Are Removed. Arkansas, Minnesota, Gettysburg, Debate, Statues and VCU

 SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

**  Confederacy defenders refuse deal to move Confederate statue in Fort Smith.  (Arkansas)

**  Trump's praise for Robert E. Lee startles Minnesotans proud of state's role at Gettysburg.

**  The debate on Confederate statues: Offensive or historic.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

**  These Confederate statues were removed.  But where did they go?  (NBC News.  Since the death of George Floyd, 130 Confederate statues and tributes to divisive persons have come down, not all Confederate.

In only 365 cases have the statues been transported to new homes or were awaiting new homes or owners.  Three of them, an early 1900s Nashville politician and two in Madison, Wisconsin, who have been determined not to be white supremacists,  will be repaired and returned to their spots.

**  VCU students weigh in on plan to remove Confederate names, symbols.

**  University in former Confederate capital will remove all Confederate names, symbols from campus.  (That would be Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU).  Was there a former Confederate capital at that spot?  If there ever was, it is surely gone now.)

There Was No Second Confederate Capital.  --Old Secesh

Something Stinks in Sad R. Alabama, Virginia and Baltimore

 SEPTEMBER 19, 2020

**  University of Alabama to consider removing Confederate name.  (John Tyler Morgan, former Confederate general and KKK Grand Wizard.)

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

**  King George  seeks to unravel 'knotty history' of  Confederate memorial.  (King George County, Virginia.)

**  In Baltimore, Harriet Tubman honored where Confederate statues once stood.  (Not that Harriet Tubman doesn't deserve recognition, but putting her statue where the Confederate ones were is just rubbing salt into the wound.  Put it elsewhere.  I also believe that the Arthur Ashe statue and that one at the art museum in Sad R. should be removed from what used to be Monument Avenue.  The art museum one should go inside and Ashe placed elsewhere.  The name Monument Avenue should also be stricken and no monuments put up there in the future.  Turn it into a park, but without a black name.)

**  Special prosecutor  to determine future of investigation into Richmond mayor's removal of Confederate monuments.  (Sad R..  That removal contract given to one of the mayor's political contributors is highly questionable.  Like they said, something stinks in Sad R..)

Nothing Much Good Comes Out of Sad R..  --Old Secesh

If Confederate Flags Mean Treason, Racism and White Supremacy, What Do BLM Symbols Mean To You? Oregon, Another College and Wilmington

 SEPTEMBER 19, 2020

**  Oregon bans Confederate flag, other hateful symbols from public schools.  (One Oregon representative says the Confederate flag "is the symbol of treason, racism and white supremacy.   Hopefully they will also include every BLM symbol as that means racism, rioting, arson, looting and hate crimes.) 

**  VCU board of visitors votes to remove  names of Confederate supporters from its campus.  Some 16 such names are on the hit list.  Of course Virginia Commonwealth University is in Sad R. which sort of explains it.  One of the names is the Tompkins-McCaw Library, named in part for Sally Tompkins.  And, we all know what a horrible person she was.)

**  Letter to the Editor Sept.19, 2020:  Confederate memorial at Louisa courthouse must go.

**  Rumor control:  No, Wilmington's Confederate statues aren't coming back up anytime soon.  (North Carolina.  They were removed for "public safety" three months ago undercover of the night.  By law, they now will need to be returned.  They won't.  Just as well, with BLM around, there would have to be 24-hour surveillance to prevent hate crimes being done to them.)

--Old Secesh

Putting Their Money Where Their Mouths Are. Texas, Alabama, Virginia, Arkansas and Those Pesky Military Bases

 SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

**  Author contributes $10K to move Confederate monuments from Bastrop  courthouse.  (Texas.  Ryan Holiday is the author.  Again, I propose that the people who want statues removed should put their money where their mouths are and pay for it themselves.  After all, most every monument was put up by private funds.  They should also be taken and all expense incurred moving and relocation them should be paid by private sources as well.)

**  Anniston  council votes to move Confederate  monument out of city.  (Alabama.  Monument to Confederate artillerist John Pelham who was born nearby.  Believe it or not, one of the city's black members voted against it because of the $25,000 fine for doing that in Alabama.)

**  Confederate monument on Isle of Wight staying put for right now, as board appoints task force to study future.  (Virginia)

**  'The truth about Confederate-named schools' explainer by Franseca Cattaneo.

**  Deal to move Confederate monument  from courthouse in Fort Smith rejected.  (Arkansas)

**  Kaine says Confederate  base renaming  provision  would survive presidential  veto.

--Old Secesh

More School Names. Virginia, Georgia, Alabama, Kentucky and Texas

 SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

**  More than 240 schools in the U.S. named after a Confederate leader.  About half serve majority black or nonwhite students.  (Most, of course, in the former Confederate states.  Many were named while student populations in the 50s and 60s were growing and named as a stance against Civil Rights.

I agree that all schools named after Confederate in the 50s to the present should have the names changed.  Also, if the majority of the students are not white, the name should be changed.  However, the decision should always be left up to the students or parents in these schools.)

**  Fairfax County votes to remove marker of Confederate death.  (Virginia)

**  Petition presented seeking removal of the Confederate statue from court house grounds on Jackson Square.  (Jackson, Georgia)

**  University of Alabama considering removal of Confederate name.   (John Tyler Morgan, Confederate general and later, U.S. senator.)

**  Calloway County attorney:  Fiscal court has authority to remove Confederate statue.   (Murray, Kentucky)

**  Texarkana activists continue efforts  to remove Confederate statue.  (Texas.  Statue to Confederate mothers.)

--Old Secesh

'Good' History vs. 'Propaganda.' North Carolina, Arkansas, Virginia and Texas

 SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

**  Civil War historians, authors call for 'good history' to counter Confederate  monument 'propaganda.'  (Whose side do you think they might be on?)

**  City removes Confederate monument.  (Rockingham, North Carolina.  It had been the target of hate crimes committed over and over by BLM.)

**  Designs unveiled for park to house Confederate statue.  (Bentonville, Arkansas)

**  Fairfax County votes to remove marker of Confederate death.  (Virginia.  It marks where Captain John Marr was killed at the Battle of Fairfax Court House on June 1, 1861.  Also will remove two cannons.  Cost of removal $20,000.  Well, at least those companies, including the one of Sad R.s mayor, are making money on all this.)

**  Confederate flag flies again off I-95 north of Fayetteville.  (North Carolina.  Had been removed by SCV because of forecast bad weather.)

**  A school by any other name may be controversial.  (Texas.  Changing school names and others.)

--Old Secesh

Civil War II: VCU, Virginia, Stone Mountain and New York

 SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

**  VCU could rename Confederate buildings on campus.  (Virginia Commonwealth University)

**  Newport News school board votes to rename local schools named after Confederate leaders.  (Virginia)

**  Group pushed for changes to Confederate imagery at Stone Mountain.  (Georgia)

**  Students, activist groups push to remove Confederate flag from Shen school grounds.  (Albany, New York.  They want the Confederate flag on student clothes banned.  One of the student leaders was wearing a "Defund the Police" mask.  To my way of thinking, if Confederate flags are banned, so should anything referring to BLM.)

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

**  Clarke County to form committee to help determine Confederate monument's fate.  (Berryville, Va.)

**  Arlington's County symbol, an image of Confederate Gen. Lee's mansion, may be history.  (Virginia)

--Old Secesh

Sad R. Looking to Get Rid of Its Confederate Statues. Former Confederate Capitals With Black Mayors.

 SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

**  Williamson County Commission takes first step to remove Confederate flag from seal.  (Tennessee)

**  Proposal calls for taking apart Confederate statue, send proceeds to Richmond schools.  (Virginia.  A proposal from Connecticut calls for the Stonewall Jackson statue from the former Monument Avenue to be cut up.  Absolute horrible idea.  Sad R. is accepting bods for getting rid of its haul of statues.  They sad city should be made to remove the hate crimes it allowed to be inflicted on the statues, and bases, by BLMers and their white minions at their cost and then also pay for removal to new sites and erection of said statues.)

**  To me, I think it is absolutely horrible what this city allowed to happen to its heritage.  I doubt that I will ever go there again.

**  Richmond and Montgomery mayors discuss changes in former Confederate capital cities.

**  Judge refuses to block Confederate statue removal.  (Newton County, Georgia)

**  Confederate flags along I-95 come down without explanation.  (North Carolina.  Also two along I-40 have U.S. and Christian flags flying from them.)

However It Happens, the Sooner Sad R. Can be Stripped of All Vestiges of Its Confederate Heritage, the Better.  --Old Secesh

Stop Renaming and Building New Statues Where Confederate Ones Were Removed. An Acceptable Alternative.

 SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

**  Signs honoring Harriet Tubman installed at Wyman Park Dell, where Confederate statues once stood.  (Baltimore, Maryland.  Go ahead, pour salt into the wounds.  Baltimore removed four Confederate statues under cover of the night awhile back.)

**  Bell County Confederate statue to stay after commissioners vote 4-1.  (Texas.  How did this happen?  bet BLM is not happy.)

**  Williamson County approves recommendation to remove Confederate flag from county seal.  (Tennessee)

**  Group pitches big changes to Stone Mountain Park's Confederate imagery.  (Georgia.  Activist group wants it removed or contextualized.)

**  Plans for James H. Berry Park, new home of Bentonville Confederate statue, unveiled.  (Arkansas.  The statue was recently removed from downtown and will now be located there.    An acceptable alternative in this situation.  Hopefully one that will be copied by others when their Confederate statues are removed.)

**  I still say, however, that all costs for removal of statues should be paid by those who want the statues removed.  Hey, guys, put your money where your mouths are.

And, Stop Rubbing Salt Into Our Wounds Like With the First Thing I Wrote About.  --Old Secesh

Thomas Jefferson Statue at Univ. of Virginia Under Attack By Students and BLM

From Wikipedia.

I was looking up more information on the Thomas Jefferson monument at the University of Virginia.  I couldn't find any particulars about it, but did come across article after article on the attacks made on the statue by students and BLMers.

Here's what Wikipedia said about it.  Although I have put in the words hate crime each time Wikipedia called it vandalizing.

AUGUST 2017:  The statue was the target of graffiti hate crimes.

SEPTEMBER 2017:  The statue was again the target of protest during the Charlottesville historic monument controversy and the recent Unite the Right rally.  The statue was covered in black wrapping like the city had done to the Lee and Jackson statues.

University president Teresa A. Sullivan later called for civil discourse.

FRIDAY 13, APRIL 2018:  Someone committed a hate crime on the statue with the words "racist" and "rapist."  This was on the school's Founder's Day, tp celebrate Thomas Jefferson's birthday.

So Much for Open Minds at Colleges.  --Old Secesh

University of Virginia and Thomas Jefferson-- Part 2: 'Contextualize'

 While removing the George Rogers Clark statue and changing names of other Confederate/slave owner-named places, the university has to reach a decision as to what to do about its connection with its founder, Thomas Jefferson.

A big reason the university is what it is today is because of what Mr. Jefferson prescribed for its construction and aims back in the early 1800s.

The Univ. of Virginia Board of Visitors also voted to "contextualize" the statue of Thomas Jefferson-- primary author of the Declaration of Independence, third president of the United States and UVA's founder.  The statue is located on the north side of the university's rotunda.

In a press release, the school "acknowledged Jefferson's contributions to the University and the nation, but also pointed out that he owned slaves and used slave labor at UVA, in direct contradiction to the ideals of liberty and equality he professed."

I have seen this so-called context on other statues.  Sadly, what this means is a whole lot of opinions that are now in vogue, but down the line will not be.  I could accept something along these lines.  Besides his accomplishments, it should say: "Jefferson owned slaves which was legal in the country at that time and also he had slaves do a lot of the construction of this school.  His view of liberty and equality reflected the general views of most white people at the time and they did not believe in that for black people."

I Could Accept This as Context.  --Old Secesh

University of Virginia Removing George Rogers Clark Statue and Making Other Steps At Confederadication-- Part 1

From the September 14, 202, Higher Education "UVA approves removal of controversial statue" by Elizabeth Redden.

A very interesting article about an institution of higher learning taking steps to erase history.

The University of Virginia on Friday announced it would remove a statue that depicts the subjugation of Native American people and rename  several other campus landmarks and buildings named after slave holders.

They will move the controversial statue honoring George Rogers Clark to an off-campus location.  He was a hero of the American Revolution whose actions helped secure the Northwest Territories (today's Midwest) for the United States.  He made attacks on Indians and the statue hails him as the "Conqueror of the Northwest" and features Indian people braced for subjugation.

They will also be renaming the education school, dropping the name of J.L.M. Curry, a Confederate leader and slaveholder, who advocated for free public education but opposed integrated schools.  They will also be removing the name Henry Malcom Withers m another Confederate leader and slaveholder from the Withers-Brown Hall of the UVA Law School.

The university also plans to rededicate or remove the Hume Memorial Wall, a Confederate memorial honoring Confederate soldier Frank Hume.

But, Wait, What About UVA's Founder?  One Thomas Jefferson?  --Old Secesh

If Confederate Imagery Banned from Schools, So Should BLM. And, Here's Why. : New York, Virginia, Arkansas, Texas and Tennessee

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

**   Proposed Niskayuna school district policy asserts 'black lives matter.'  (Schenectady, New York.  The policy also bans Confederate and Nazi imagery.  I can tell you another racist symbol to me is Black Lives Matter.  Not only that, but all too often BLM demonstrations end up with police confrontations, arson, rioting and looting.  If Confederate symbols are banned, so also should anything with BLM on it.)

**  UVA approves removal of controversial statue.  (Univ. of Virginia in Charlottesville.  Big surprise there.  Like college, like town.  The statue is of American Revolution hero George Rogers Clark.  They also are doing other things to remove the school's history.

**  Fort Smith alters proposed renaming policy.  (Arkansas.  Besides other name changes, also streets now, including Albert Pike Avenue.  They have already announced they will be renaming Albert Pike Elementary School.)

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

**  Abilene ISD board votes to rename  4 elementary schools named after Confederate leaders.  (Texas)

**  Collierville residents continue call for Confederate marker's removal from Town Square Park  (Tennessee)

--Old Secesh

Man Hit By Confederate Statue in Virginia Recovering. Man Who Drove Car Into Leftists at Charlottesville Gets Life Sentence. Who Really is To Blame for Charlottesville?

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

**  Confederate statues can teach us meaningful lessons.

**  Charlottesville:  Confederate statue removed.   (BBC.  Virginia.  Again, the confrontation there is blamed on white nationalists, who definitely deserve blamed.  But it was also caused by the extreme leftist who showed up spoiling for a fight.

I was glad to see that the sorry excuse who drove his car into the leftists has received a life sentence.  I had heard nothing about that before.  Probably out of fear that if BLM or others heard about it that there would have been rioting, burning and looting.  I figured he was be executed for his foul deed.)

**  'Slowly but surely he's recovering'!:  Man hit by Confederate statue in Portsmouth back home.  (Virginia.   I am glad he survived.  The story was that he was trying to get others out of the way as it began to fall.  Sure.  And he was just going out to the local convenience store at 3 in the morning to get a Slurpee.  He should now be arrested. Although I must admit that I enjoyed seeing the reaction of the young white woman sitting on the statue and having the joyous time of her life when she saw what happened.)

**  Letter to the Editor:  A mistake to remove Confederate statues.

--Old Secesh

Should the Past Be Viewed in the Context of Their Time or In the Prism of Modern Values?

 SEPTEMBER 13, 2020

**  Crowd cheers as Charlottesville takes down statue of Confederate soldier.  (Virginia)

**  Confederate statue near site of White Nationalist rally in Charlottesville removed.  (It wasn't just the white nationalists being confrontational there, but also the radical left who came with the specific intention of causing problems.  They were successful.)

**  Caddo Parish Confederate monument to be moved to DeSoto Parish. (Louisiana.  The UDC agreed to move it because the site in front of the courthouse was no longer safe.  You know what the BLMers like to do to Confederate monuments.)

**  Where does it end?  (From Sept. 12, 2020 Charleston Express.  By Joey McCutchen.  A very thought-provoking article.  Give it a read.  Makes the point of the past being now as being viewed with modern values.)

**  Georgia mayor:  Voters to decide on Confederate monument.  (Brunswick, Georgia.  This is the way these decisions should be made.  Let the people vote.)

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By the way, this past weekend in Chicago, Sept.11 to Sept 14:  14 killed. 44 wounded.

Month of September:  36 killed, 154 wounded

Year to Date:  512 killed, 2488 wounded

And, Blacks are all up in arms about those Confederate statues.  I think there might be other issues that should be of greater concern.  And after all, there has not been one recorded instance of a Confederate statue attacking a black person.

LET THE PEOPLE VOTE ON REMOVALS!!  --Old Secesh

North Carolina, Virginia, New York and Alabama

 SEPTEMBER 12, 2020

**  Sylva, Jackson County discuss next steps for Confederate statue.  (North Carolina)

**  Charlottesville prepares to take down Confederate statue near the site of the violent Unite the Right rally.  (Virginia.  Both the Right and Left were equally guilty of making it a violent confrontation.)

**  Tupper town board discusses racism and Confederate flag.  (New York)

**  Florence police create a 'protest free zone' for businesses in front of Confederate statue demonstrations.  (Alabama.  There have been 14 weeks of demonstrations in the city.  Bad for downtown businesses.)

** Protesters search for common ground in Confederate monument debate.  (Alabama)

--Old Secesh

What Is to Become of the Key West Mallory Square Sunset Celebration?: Florida, Alabama

 SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

**  Trout Creek Fish Camp preps for arrival of Confederate monument.  (Florida.  Arrival of Loring monument from St. Augustine.)

**  In Key West, there's a push to rename -- not tear down -- Confederate monument.

**  Of course, there is the sunset celebration that takes place every night at Mallory Square which is named after Confederate Secretary of Navy Stephen Mallory.  Will it become the Tubman or Douglass Square since most everything now will have to be named after Blacks?

**  Third protest over Confederate monument  and flag takes place in Albertville.  (Alabama.  Tensions were hot.)

**  Fla removing Confederate monuments, symbols faster than almost any other state.  (And they used the Been verified site, not that infamous list put out by the SPLC.  Only California, Maryland and Oklahoma have removed more in recent years.  Florida has removed 30% of its monuments, including 11 since Floyd's death and 57 still remain.)

--Old Secesh

One Nice Thing About Confederadication Is That We Are Getting Those Long-Buried Time Capsules. Arkansas, Military,Tennessee. Alabama, Virginia

 SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

**  Fort Smith could remove Confederate States flag from park.  (Arkansas)

**  The Army isn't done thinking about renaming installations honoring the Confederacy.

**Protests continue after Lee student's to relocate Confederate monument.  (Lee University in Cleveland, Tennessee.)

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

**  Rallies continue  in Confederate flag removal controversy in Marshall County.  (Albertville, Alabama.)

**  Here are the (mostly Confederate) mementos in Johnny Reb's time capsule.  (Charlottesville, Va.  One of the few good things that comes from all this Confederadication is that time capsules are being recovered.  A real piece of history, but real sad way to get it.  Sadly, some of the contents of the capsules have been damaged by time and weather beyond recovery.)

**  Brandon Thomas:  Confederate symbols are here to intimidate.  (Tennessee.  Black man running for Tennessee state house.)

--Old Secesh

The Second Civil War: Florida, Texas, Military, Tennessee, North Carolina, Mississippi

 SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

**  Confederate monument removed from downtown St. Augustine.  (Florida)

**  Protesters gathered at Gregg County Courthouse call for removal of Confederate statue.  (Longview, Texas.)

**  Military survey shows support for Biden, removal of Confederate names from bases.

**  Collierville man arrested at Confederate marker protest  charged with disorderly conduct, simple assault.  (Tennessee.  And yet, those caught committing hate crimes to Confederate statues usually get away with it.  No charges.)

**  The Confederate in the room must go.

**  NAACP leaders again ask  county to remove Confederate monument.  (Hickory, North Carolina  Wonder whose side they are on?)

**  Mississippi protesters rally at Confederate monument.  (Oxford)

--Old Secesh

Let the People Who Want Confederate Monuments Removed, Pay for It. Lawyers, Virginia, North Carolina

 SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

**  Lawyers square off over Confederate monument.  

**  Confederate statue to be moved in Charlottesville.  (Virginia)

**  County Confederate soldier statue to be relocated  to Shenandoah Valley battlefield.   (Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Virginia.  Will be given to the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation to place on one of their battlefields.

This is a good alternative.  But, public money will be used to pay for expenses.  I think those people who want it gone should pay for it being gone.  Put your money where your mouth is.)

** Fate of Confederate statue in front of Nelson Co.  courthouse remains undecided.  (Virginia)

**  Virginia House of Delegates votes to make it easier for cities to take down Confederate statues.  (Democrats again.  That is one reason I'll not be voting for any this year.  Also, there are two speakers we need to get out of office who happen to be Democrat.  One in D.C. and one here in Illinois.  I voted for Hillary Clinton in the last election and Obama the election before that.)

**  Asheville's shrouded Confederate monument, unveiled by wind, won't be recovered because of cost; city.  (North Carolina.  The Vance monument.  But city says they will soon have it gone.  Good old Asheville, the Virginia Wanna Be North Carolina city.)

**  Flying high:  American flags replace Confederate flags on I-40.  (North Carolina.  Big Confederate flags at either end of the county have been replaced by U.S. and Christian flags.)

--Old Secesh

Who Thinks BLM Flags and Posters Are Offensive? Florida, Maryland, Arkansas, Rap Music and Texas

 SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

**  In the face of Confederate flags, New Port Richey's  Black Lives Matter activists march on.  (Florida.  At least they didn't start rioting and looting as happens on occasion with a BLM function.  Of course, to many, a BLM flag or poster is equally offensive as a Confederate flag is to them.

**  Remembering D.E.B. Du Bois:  His views on apologists for Confederate monuments and Robert E. Lee.

**  County Council meeting goes virtual following protest over confederate (Confederate) monument.  (Easton, Maryland.  Talbot County. That Talbot Boys monument again.  BLM protesters are disrupting meetings after the council decided to keep the monument.

**  Who was Albert Pike?  Fort Smith city leaders  reviewing legality of renaming street named after the Confederate general.  (Arkansas)

**  Rapper Genesis Be's  long battle versus the Confederate flag.

**  Richmond mayor Evalyn Moore appoints committee to consider fate of the Jaybird monument.  (Fort Bend County, Texas.  An interesting story of the Jaybirds vs. the Woodpeckers.)

**  Proposal to rename  bases still under debate in the Army.

Anything With BLM On It Is Offensive.  --Old Secesh

Some Folks Want Confederate Schools and Statues Gone. This Should Be Put Up to a Vote.

 SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

**  Crews continue to work on removing St. Augustine Confederate monument.  (Florida)

**  Man detained in Collierville town square where counter-protesters confront Confederate marker  sit-in. (Tennessee.  The park it is in has already had its name changed from Confederate Park.  The detained man knocked a cell phone out of the hand of someone filming him.)

**  Mid-South veterans, business leaders to rally in support of relocating Confederate statue in Oxford.  (Mississippi)

**  Alamance County Commissioners to discuss Confederate monument in Graham Tuesday Morning.  (North Carolina)

**  Newport News School Board considers renaming schools with Confederate ties; public hearing Tuesday.  Virginia.  Do you think they will rename them?)

**  Veterans, business leaders spend Labor Day protesting Confederate statue in Oxford. (Mississippi.  The Lafayette County Board of Supervisors voted in July to keep it.)

--Old Secesh

Even Pickett Road in Washington State. Memphis, Alabama and Virginia

 SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

**  Why a Confederate flag still flies at Alabama courthouse.  (Albertville, Marshall County courthouse.)

**  Memphis park that held confederate statue is now grounds for 'Peace Project.'  (Fox 13 Memphis. Hey Fox!!  Confederate!!!   Fourth Bluff Park.)

**  Bellingham Council could take up renaming Pickett Road over possible Confederate link. (Washington state  George Pickett, Confederate officer.  On SPLC's Confederate hit list.  SPLC still hasn't compiled a list of BLM riots after George Floyd's death.  Come on guys, get to it!!)

**  Rally held in support of  Portsmouth police chief on leave.  (Virginia.  Moral:  Don't anger powerful politician for breaking the law.)

--Old Secesh

Civil War II: Alabama, Louisiana, North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Kentucky and Arkansas

 SEPTEMBER 6, 2020

**  Confederate monument protest planned Sunday evening in Mobile.  (Alabama.  Well, the Semmes statue is already removed.  They are protesting the 2017 Alabama Memorial Preservation Act which was passed to keep Confederate statues from being removed.  They are referred to as an "activist" group.  Black communities sure have a lot of activists and activist groups.  I wonder how they get that job?)

**  Replacing schools Confederate name should be less costly. (Baton Rouge, Louisiana.  Changing name of Lee High School will cost $170,000 instead of $250,000.  I still say school name changes should be paid for by those who want the name changed.)

**  Confederate monument  spray-painted with "BLM' message.  (Rockingham, North Carolina.  At least they are not calling it vandalism.  The monument has had many threats to it since the George Floyd death.)

**  Confederate statue should at least be moved.  (Brunswick, Georgia)

**  Groups continue calling for removal of Confederate statue outside Madison County courthouse.  (Alabama)

**  Caboni:  Confederate marker made campus 'uncomfortable.'   (Bowling Green, Kentucky.  Western Kentucky University.  (The marker was about the Confederate state capital of Kentucky.)

**  Flags removed for replacement.  (Fort Smith, Arkansas.  The Fort Smith Riverfront.  The vendor couldn't find a Confederate flag replacement.  Makes you wonder.)

--Old Secesh

The Va. State Senator With a Long Reach. Anybody Still Watching NASCAR or the NBA?

 SEPTEMBER 6, 2020

**  Police chief on leave after charging  Virginia lawmaker over  damaged Confederate statues.  (Portsmouth. A state senator and several other members of the black community charged with conspiring to damage the Confederate statue in town.  The senator has long reach, evidently.  And here I was thinking Confederate statues were open season for Blacks and their white minions.  Evidently not.)

**  Virginia governor:  Let localities  determine fate of Confederate statues.  (And, we all know what he wants done to them.)

**  (By the way, is the Lee statue in Sad R. still up?)

**  Group recommends the removal of Confederate flag from Williamson County seal  (Franklin, Tennessee)

**  Williamson County Democratic party calls for removal of county seal.  (Imagine that.  Democrats being against something Confederate.  And, they used to be the party of the South.  Something about Yellow Dog Democrats.)

**  Petition calls for removal of confederate (Confederate) flag from Williamson County seal.

**  Darlington Notebook:  Darlington to enforce Confederate flag policy.  (Darlington, South Carolina.   NASCAR.  I wonder if they also ban BLM flags and tee shirts?  They are also offensive.  Anybody besides me no longer watching NASCAR or the NBA?)

--Old Secesh

There Should Be No Weapons Allowed at Confrontations (Other Than Police and Troops): South Carolina, Mississippi, Georgia, New York

 

SEPTEMBER 5, 2020

**  Boseman's hometown approves memorial but won't remove Confederate statue.  (Anderson, S.C.  Well, good for them.  Boseman definitely deserves a statue.  But the 60,000 people who signed the petition to have his statue replace the Confederate one were greatly disappointed that it would not replace the Confederate one at the courthouse which is protected by S.C. law.)

**  City of Pensacola begins process of removing Confederate monument.  (Florida.  The city began accepting bids.  It is my belief that the people who want the statue removed should also put their money where their mouths are and pay for it themselves.)

**  'We have to meet a common ground':  Protesters  line street near Dublin Confederate monument.  (Dublin, Georgia.  The two sides definitely didn't meet any common ground.)

**  Two Long Island firefighters resign after Confederate flag incident got them suspended. (And, when will be able to do something about people wearing those really offensive BLM tee shirts.  Hopefully they will also be banned in schools as being racist.)

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2020

**  Task force:  Take the Confederate flag off the Williamson County seal.  (Franklin, Tennessee)

**  Confederate statue protest turns tense after militia arrives. (Gulfport, Mississippi.  They were for keeping the statue and wearing bullet-proof vests and carrying firearms.  I do not like it when people on either side come to one of these situations armed.  It should not be allowed and police should make arrests.  In these cases, it wouldn't take much for people to open fire.)

No Weapons at Confrontations.  --Old Secesh

Sad Lexington, Virginia: North Carolina and Sad R.

SEPTEMBER 5, 2020

**  Protests continue over Confederate monument in Gaston County.  (North Carolina)

**  Unnamed Confederate soldier  statue to be moved from Albemarle County courthouse in Charlottesville.  (Virginia)

**  Virginia city renames  burial site of Confederate Gen. Stonewall Jackson.  (Lexington, Virginia.  The city council voted unanimously to change the name of Stonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery to Oak Grove Cemetery.  The article said he owned slaves and fought to defend the practice.  Sadly, I looked at many sites but could not find pictures of the city council to see how many are black people.  Their voting to change the name wouldn't be a racist thing, would it?)

**  Sad R. (the city formerly the Confederate capital and still Virginia capital) has removed  the most Confederate symbols  in the country since the killing of George Floyd.  Here's how it happened.  (This article cited the racist group Southern Poverty Law Center's Confederate hit list.  They still haven't made a new list of BLM "Peaceful protests" that became riots and looting, however.  Strange that such a list-making organization couldn't come up with this kind of list.)

Nothing to Be Proud of Sad R.  --Old Secesh

Labor Day Weekend Murder and Mayhem in Chicago

From the Hey Jackass site.

Well, the results are in for the Chicago Labor Day weekend tallies for those wounded and killed in Chicago as a result of mostly Black-on-Black confrontations.

**  This was from 12 pm Friday, 9/4 to 6 am Tuesday, 9/8:

11 killed , 48 wounded

**  Week in Progress (Sept. 6-12)

7 killed, 25 wounded (also includes part of Labor Day weekend)

**  September to Date

19 killed, 80 wounded

**  Year to Date

495 killed, 24214 wounded.

And BLM and community activists are upset about statues and flags.

Makes You Wonder, Doesn't It.  --Old Secesh

The Pigeons Make Their Views on Statue Removal Known

From the September 4, 2020, Rubes comic strip.

We see the base and foot of a statue and two pigeons standing in front of it holding signs.

One sign reads:  "Preserve Our History."

The other one reads:  "Save Our Statue."

One pigeon leans over to another and quietly whispers:  " Truth be told, I don't really care what happens to it either just as long as  it's replaced with an equally suitable restroom."

I Can Go for That.  --Old Secesh

It Sure Would Be Nice If Some Media Outlets Would Figure Out That the Word Confederate Is a Proper Name and Should Be Capitalized: New York, Arkansas, Virginia, North Carolina and Mississippi

 SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

**  Protesters  call for change after fire department displays confederate flag.  (Guess what, the word Confederate is considered a proper name.  Should be CAPITALIZED!!!  Long Island Advance, New York.  I noticed one wearing a BLM tee shirt.  I find that offensive.)

**  Fort Smith attorney says removal of flags from city park an effort to cancel history.  (Fort Smith, Arkansas)

**  Police chief on leave after confederate (Confederate) statue charge.  (Portsmouth, Virginia.  Sounds like BLM audacity against someone willing to say what BLM (and that state senator) did too that monument was a criminal act, which it was.  Not only that, but it was a hate crime.  The senator has long reach evidently.)

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2020

**  Protests continue over Confederate monument in Gaston. (North Carolina)

**  Rally at Harrison County courthouse.  (Gulfport, Mississippi.  Protesters and counter-protesters)

**  Hundreds debate the future of Confederate monument in Isle of Wight, board to vote later this month.  (Smithfield, Va.  Again, let the people vote on the decision, not any group of politicians.)

Come On, CAPITAL "C"!!  --Old Secesh

How Low Will BLM Stoop? Go After Confederate Women. Letting the People Vote On It.

 SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

**  Confederate flag box  hung from tree at Nashville black-owned  business property.  (Tennessee.  At least the business did not have to be worried about being looted or burned as might have been the case had BLM had anything to do with it.  No need to put up a "Black-Owned Business" sign here.)

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

**  Herman:  Battle brewing over  marker at former Confederate woman's home.  (Austin, Texas.  Formerly the Texas Confederate Woman's Home, opened by UDC in 1908.  Blacks want it removed or changed to tell of UDC connection with KKK.  Will the depravity of those supporting Confederadication know no boundaries?  Women?  Come on!!)

**  Judge:  I-64 Confederate flagpole not a monument.  (Virginia.  120-foot pole flying a 30-by-50-foot flag.  Obviously BLM folk want it down so trying to find legal way to take it down.  At least they are not actively trying to destroy it as is usually the case.)

**  Matthews will put Confederate statue up for referendum  in 2021.  (Virginia.  Let the people vote on it.  Too bad they couldn't do it this year.  I will live with what the people say, unlike BLM who won't if they lose.)

Let My People Vote.  Leave Those Women Alone.   --Old Secesh

The Second Civil War: Charlottesville, Kentucky, Texas, Forts, Arkansas and the Mississippi State Flag

 SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

**  Hopkins County working on new proposal for Confederate statue concerns.   (Madisonville, Kentucky)

**  Albemarle County to remove 'At Ready'  Confederate statue on Sept. 12.  (Charlottesville, Va.  The only thing sadder than that Sad R. town in Virginia is that Sad C. town.  Not only a statue but a cannon and cannonballs to be removed.  I'm kind of surprised it wasn't taken down on July 1, when the state ban on removing Confederate statues was removed.  This is one town that hates its Confederate heritage.

**  Confederate monument protesters face  arrest in Gainesville. (Gainesville, Texas.  They moved from the sidewalk to the street which was not legal and then refused to leave the street.  Leaders face Class B misdemeanors.

**  More than half of troops polled support changing names  of bases  honoring Confederate leaders.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

**  Confederate monument removed from Bentonville Square.  Monument added  to square in 1908.  (Arkansas.  Again, why so long?)

**  Mississippi unveils Confederate-free state flag.  Now voters have to decide whether it stays.  (The commissioners chose the magnolia flag which was my choice, but now the people will vote on keeping it as the state flag.  

Well, it does have red, white and blue colors which were the ones in the Confederate flag, so Blacks might be offended.  Wait a minute, isn't there another flag with red, white and blue?  Maybe that one should go too.  And, it flew over slavery a lot longer than the Confederate one did.  I still like the Skeeter Flag, though.

Oh yes, I wonder if the state universities will fly this flag if it is chosen.  They wouldn't fly the old one and yet the state continued to give them money.)

--Old Secesh

All Confederate Issues to Be Voted Upon. Who Says There Is No Justice in Sad Virginia?

 

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

**  Confederate flag on Brookhaven fire truck sparks probes.  (New York)

**  Confederate statue removed from downtown square in Bentonville.  (Arkansas.  It stood for 112 years.  How long does it take a person to figure out they don't like something?)

**  Mississippi flag:  Magnolia could replace old rebel symbol.

**  Moving monuments less and less like moving mountains.  (No kidding.)

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

**  New Mississippi flag  design to appear on November ballot after Confederate  emblem dropped.  (All questions about statue removal or whether Confederate flags should be displayed or school names should be decided by popular vote.  I for one would live with the decision of the people.  Unfortunately, those from the other side probably will not.)

**  Rally demands justice for those  charged after Portsmouth Confederate monument protest.  (If you watch the video of that night, you know this was an out-of-control mob of rioters and people committing hate crimes on that statue.  I would say that the very fact they are being charged shows there is some modicum of justice still left in the Sad State of Virginia.

Charge Them, Prosecute Them.  If Guilty, Go to Jail.  --Old Secesh

This Week and A Look Back at August for Chicago Mayhem

 From Hey Jackass!  Illustrating Chicago Values site.

I put these statistics in to show that those good folks over at Black Lives Matter sure aren't doing their job very well.  This should be their major goal to stop the shootings and killings of Blacks in Chicago, but they seem to be otherwise occupied.

The sad thing is that the culprits in these shootings are almost always other Blacks.

And, we have a three-day weekend coming up, so watch out!!

WEEK IN PROGRESS  (August 30 to September 5)

15 Killed, 66 Wounded

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A LOOK BACK AT SOME AUGUST STATS:

63 Killed

3 shot by CPD, 1 fatally

Averaged 16 shot a day

59 males killed, 7 female

52 Blacks, 8 Hispanics, 3 Whites killed

5 children 12 and younger shot

73 teenagers shot, 7 fatally

Austin neighborhood led all other 'Hoods with  47 shot, 8 fatal

Come On BLM, Do Your Job.  --Old Secesh

What Is Wrong With Virginia? Even Boothbay, Maine? That Horrible Confederate Flag on a Fire Truck in New York

 SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

**   Letter:  Dismayed at seeing Confederate flag.  (Boothbay, Maine.  Someone is flying a Confederate flag in town.  I know what they mean.  I am dismayed whenever I see a BLM flag, banner, poster or tee shirt.  I can only think about the rioting, looting, ransacking, confrontations and hate crimes these people commit in the name of peace.)

**  Confederate flags and the Constitution.  (Boothbay, Maine.  Writer is anti-Confederate and said they'd just been in Virginia and hadn't seen a single Confederate flag, but yet there is one flying in Boothbay.)

**  Artists want Mississippi flag with wide appeal, not division.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

**  Cuomo:  State  probing Confederate flag display on Brookhaven fire vehicle.  (New York.  They probably wouldn't investigate a BLM display on one.  After all, the good folks at BLM are responsible for so much arson.)

**  Loudoun County set to inventory Confederate and segregationist roads roads, buildings.  (Virginia, of course.  In July a Confederate statue was removed from Leesburg, shortly after the protection law was scrapped.  I sure wish I knew what was wrong with Virginia's water or air to make so many people turn like that?  It's like a Zombie Apocalypse and they are all in search of Confederate brains. )

**  By the way, Leesburg, the county seat of Loudoun County is named after Thomas Lee, an ancestor of Robert E. Lee and slave owner.  Looks like the name of the city will have to be changed.

All Too Sad, So Sad.  Watch Out for Those Confederadication Virgina Zombies.  --Old Secesh

South Carolina, Texas, School Names, National Parks and Mississippi

 AUGUST 31, 2020

**  Letter:  Confederate monument must be moved.  (Brunswick, South Carolina)

**  Gettysburg's first Confederate monument.  (The monument to the 2nd Maryland Infantry erected 1886.  But on the 25th anniversary of the battle Union soldiers objected to it.  Of course, now, Democrats want all Confederate monuments off all national battlefields.  What a group.)

**  Protests continue in Weatherford over Confederate statue; counter-protesters push back.  (Texas)

**  Across South, a push to change Confederate school names.

**  Confederate  statues would be removed from national parks under new push by Congress.  (Well, push by you-know-who.)

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

**  Thousands ask for statue of Chadwick Boseman to replace  a Confederate memorial in his hometown.  (Anderson, South Carolina.

**  Mississippi Rising  Coalition hosting protest of Confederate statue in Harrison County.  (Biloxi and Gulfport, Mississippi)

--Old Secesh

By the Way, Not One Mention of Cannon Hinnant on BLM, NAACP and SPLC Sites

I went to the websites of all three of these black organizations to see what, if anything, they had to say about the tragic death of 5-year-old Cannon Hinnant in North Carolina several weeks ago.

BLM- Black Lives Matter
SPLC-  Southern Poverty Law Center

I figure that they would at least offer condolences to the young boy's family, but there was absolutely nothing.

I guess the life of a young white boy is not of importance to them.

But, let a black person get shot resisting police and they are all over it.

Shame on Them.  --Old Secesh

Civil War II: North Carolina, Confederates Are U.S. Veterans, New York and Virginia

AUGUST 27, 2020

**  Letter:  I began to see the statue in Lexington in a different way.  (North Carolina)

**  Drone 10:  Crews begin removing Portsmouth's Confederate monument. Virginia.  View from a drone.)

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AUGUST 30, 2020

Letters to the Editor:  Confederates are U.S. veterans.

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AUGUST 31, 2020

**  Brookhaven fire officials apologize for Confederate flag on fire truck.  (New York.  Flag onside of the truck.  Blacks offended.)

**  Call for Confederate monument in Nelson to come down.  (Lovingston, Va.  Nelson County.  A black minister wants it gone.  very surprising.)

--Old Secesh

Did You Hear the One About Sad R.'s Mayor and His Donor? Confused Ole Miss Football Players.

AUGUST 30, 2020


**  Richmond's top  prosecutor  declines to investigate Confederate statue removal contract awarded to Stoney donor.  (Sad R., Va.  Stoney is the mayor.  The donor received $1.8 million for the removals and his company was formed just a few days before the contract.  Something's rotten here if you ask me.  Kickbacks, anybody?  Must be nice to have friends in high places.)

**  Preservation of history:  Unwanted  Confederate monuments may soon find a new home.  (Ellenbrook home in Elk Garden, Virginia, will take them.  This was the home of William Alexander Stuart, a brother of Confederate General J.E.B. Stuart.  If I ever return to Virginia, I'll go there instead of Sad R.)

**  Petition wants to replace Confederate statue for Chadwick Boseman.  (Anderson, S.C..  Boseman, who just recently died, was the star of "42" about Jackie Robinson and "The Black Panther" and grew up in Anderson.  I agree that a privately funded statue of him is in order, but not replacing the Confederate statue.  Put it up somewhere else in the city.)

**  Saturday protest held over relocation of Confederate statue with no incidents.  (Weatherford, Texas)

**  Ole Miss football team protests police brutality  in front of Confederate monument.  (They probably did not know that there have been no instances where a Confederate monument attacked an Ole Miss football player.  Head football coach was with them.  Time to find a new head football coach Ole Miss.)

**  I know there are a lot of people who don't like the nickname of the University of Mississippi which is the Rebels.  Maybe they should change it to University of Mississippi Black Lives Matter or BLMers for short. 

Ole Miss BLMers.  Nice Ring to It, Right?   --Old Secesh

President Trump Visits Wilmington, N.C., Today to Honor the City as the First WW II Heritage City and the Veterans on the Japanese Official Surrender Anniversary

President Trump will be in Wilmington, North Carolina today for a ceremony on board the battleship USS North Carolina to mark the 75th anniversary of the Japanese surrender on board the battleship USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay on September 2, 1945.  This marked the official end of World War II.

Trump is also in Wilmington to present the city with America's first World War II Heritage City honor for all that went on there during the war.  About a dozen WW II veterans will also be in attendance.

I wonder if there is anyone still alive who actually witnessed the event on board the USS Missouri 75 years ago.

Of course, Wilmington used public safety as reason for the removal of two Confederate statues sometime back.

Let's hope certain groups will stand down for the event.

--Old Secesh

Portsmouth, Arkansas, Tennessee, North Carolina and Kentucky

AUGUST 29, 2020


**  Crews working to remove Confederate monument in Portsmouth.  (Virginia.  And again, I hope they get it removed quickly.  It angers me every time I see what BLM and their state senator did to it.)

**  Church building, Confederate monument damaged.  (Jonesboro, Arkansas.  The church stood by a history marker  for last Confederate veteran in Arkansas.  This is a hate crime.  Not vandalism.)

**  Sons of Confederate Veterans sues Tennessee over removal of Forrest bust  from Capitol.

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AUGUST 30, 2020

**  Group protests  for removal of Confederate statue at Gaston County after vote to relocate it rescinded.  (North Carolina)

**  Large crowd  demonstrates at Confederate monument  in Murray;  MSU  football coach among  speakers who wants statue removed.  (Calloway County, Murray, Kentucky.  An assistant black coach.)

--Old Secesh

Even in Canada and Washington State. Come On Sad R, Take Down the Lee Statue

AUGUST 29, 2020

**  Protesters in Ridgefield, Vancouver,  rally in support of black lives.  (Canada.  Jefferson Davis Park has two markers for the Jefferson Davis Highway.  For Black Lives Matter and in honor of Dr. King's "I Have A Dream" speech.

**  Confederate statues would be removed from national parks in Gettysburg, elsewhere under Minn.  lawmaker's bill.  (U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum, D. Minnesota.  Imagine a Democrat doing something like this?)

**  Virginia Supreme Court gives Richmond green light  to remove city-owned  Confederate statues.  (There you go, Sad R.  Get that Lee statue down immediately.  You should be embarrassed at what you let BLM do to it.  Shows your class.  Since Sad Richmond is so gung-ho to remove all connection it has to the Confederacy, I am already crossing out the name of that city in all my books.

Last night, I was reading a book about the bread riots that took place in that city and just substituted the word "Sad" whenever the "R" word came up.  I doubt that I will ever go there again.)

**  Laura topples Confederate statue  after parish votes to keep it.  ((Lake Charles, Louisiana.  BLM extremely mad that they didn't get to do it.  But even Mother Nature seems to be against us.  A lot of Confederate markers in Wilmington, N.C. have recently been knocked down by hurricanes.)

**  By the way, congratulations to Wilmington, N.C., for becoming the country's first World War II Heritage City.

**  People hurl racist epithets at protesters outside Confederate  memorial in Clark County.  (Washington. The protesters here are BLMers and their white minions.   I see that BLM got a taste of language much like they give everyone else.  They didn't appreciate it.  Sorry guys.  At least none of their homes or businesses were looted and torched.  Sad to see defenders sinking to BLM level.)

--Old Secesh