Tennessee, Virginia, Alabama, Mississippi and Kentucky

OCTOBER 28, 2020

**  Removal of Confederate monument may force Clarksville to  seek legal settlement. (Tennessee)

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OCTOBER 29, 2020

**  Fairfax supervisors move forward with removal of Confederate imagery.  (Virginia)

**  Confederate flag removal protests move to Marshall County commissioner's neighborhood.  (Alabama)

**  Hattiesburg's Confederate monument:  It's time -- Part IV:  decision time on the monument.  (Mississippi.  At least the people have the opportunity to vote and whether it stays or goes.  Which is how it should be.)

**  Confederate flag on I-95 in Stafford to be removed.  (Virginia)

**  Organization claims ownership of Daviess Co.  Confederate monument. (Kentucky. UDC.)

--Old Secesh

Jayhawks, That Lee Statue in Sad R., Alabama, Pennsylvania and North Carolina

OCTOBER 27, 2020

**  Fort Bend, Richmond agree to remove Jaybird statue honoring white supremacists from spot near City Hall.  (Texas)

**  Judge sides with Virginia, but Lee statue stays put for now.  (Sad R.  I sure hope they hurry up and take that statue down.  What the city allowed BLMers and their white minions to do to that statue is a crime.)

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OCTOBER 28, 2020

**  Community members,  pastors, ask Albertville City Council to remove Confederate monument.  (Alabama)

**  Confederate flag case:  Salvagno to pay restitution for painting over images.  (Hancock, Pennsylvania.  Salvagno is the town's mayor.  He has a fine and will do community service.  Very mayor-like.)

**  Madison County Commission chairman explains process and decision  to move Confederate monument.  (Hunstville, Alabama)

**  Halifax voters split on referendum to move Confederate  monument.  (North Carolina.  But at least they get to vote on it.)

**  Confederate statue of Robert E. Lee will stay put in Richmond, Virginia until lawsuit resolved.  (Sad R.)

--Old Secesh

Confederadication Continues: Pensacola, Confederate Flags, Cemeteries, School Names and Voting

OCTOBER 27, 2020

**  Florida city begins removal of Confederate monument on Monday.  (Pensacola)

**  Confederate flag no longer welcome in historic Oregon cemeteries.

**  Denver high school drops Confederate monument in favor of bird.  (Denver South High School.  Were the Rebels, now the Ravens.)

**  Citizens talk about Confederate flag  at courthouse.  (Marshall County)

**  Future of Confederate statue in Tazewell County on November ballot.   (Virginia.  And this is the way all statue removal should be handled.  Let the people, not politicians or BLM decide.)

**  Fate of Franklin Co. Confederate statue to come down to final say of Board of Supervisors.  (Virginia. Exactly the WRONG Way to decide on statue removal.)

**  Leon County seeks to remove Confederate monument.    (Florida)

**  Monuments as mobilization?  The United Daughters of the Confederacy and the memorialization of the Lost Cause.

--Old Secesh

Michigan, Voting on Removal, St. Augustine and Washington & Lee University

OCTOBER 26, 2020

**  Protesters call for Confederate statue to be removed during Allendale Freedom March.  (Allendale, Michigan.  It is of a Confederate and a Union soldier standing back-to-back with a slave child at their feet.)

**  Six different ways to ask the Confederate statue question.  (Halifax, North Carolina.  Six different Virginia towns or counties will be voting on removal Nov. 3.  Takes a look at the wording of the questions.  And, the wording can be confusing.  Of course, it really doesn't matter, because if the vote goes to keep the monument, BLM will still protest and commit hate crimes against them.)

**  Protesters call for Mark Bailey's resignation outside of Flagler College.  (St. Augustine, Florida.  His crime?  He didn't want the Confederate statue removed.  Horrible.  Just horrible.  You need to know when you get on the "right" side.)

**  W&L survey about name change gets 14,000-plus responses.  (Washington & Lee University.  Lexington, Virginia.  Trying decide whether to remove Lee's name from the school.  Sadly, the article didn't mention how the voting went.

I Hope They Don't Change the Name.  Lee Was An Honorable Man.  --Old Secesh

Is Kansas City Going the Way of Sad R.?

OCTOBER 26, 2020

My question is this.  Has that Virginia water that has so adversely affected Sad R., now in Kansas City, Missouri?

From the January 25, 2020, Kansas City (Mo.) Star "Confederate monument looms over black neighborhood in Kansas City.  It's here to stay" by Eric Adler.

The article on the Confederate monument in the Forest Hill & Cavalry Cemetery.

But, it starts off with things that have been done in the Kansas City area that would be considered anti Confederate and history.  Some of them:

**  Deemed a racist,  developer J.C. Nichols' name only months ago was stripped  from the fountain on the Country Club Plaza he built.

**  Because he was a slaver responsible for the deaths of thousands of American Indians, Andrew Jackson's statues may soon be razed  from in front of courthouses in the county that bears his name, if voters agree next week.

**  As Kansas City area officials  seek ways to publicly recognize and, in some ways, make amends for the city's racist history,  a plan to change some Kansas City street names is underway.

What next?

Possibly changing the name of the county.

Making the President Truman complex move out of Independence because he authorized dropping the atom bombs.

Beginning to sound a lot like Sad R.

--Old Secesh

When BLMers and Their White Minions 'Vandalize' Confederate Memorials, This Is a Hate Crime.

OCTOBER 26, 2020

**  A Confederate monument stood at the steps of an Alabama courthouse for a century.  Now it's in a cemetery.  (Huntsville, Madison County.  Removed after months of protests by BLM and "vandalism" (hate crimes).  For some reason, it was removed at night.  Why are so many statues removed under the cover of the night?  Does that say something about the operation?

**  Confederate monument looms over black neighborhood in Kansas City.  It's here to stay.  (Missouri.  At the Forest Hill & Cavalry  Cemetery.  Of course, BLM folk have committed their hate crimes on it.  It is on privately-owned land (owned by UDC) in the cemetery so, until BLMers and their white minions decide to "topple" it, it will stay.   Wouldn't "toppling" a monument be considered a crime?  Guess not if it is a Confederate monument.

And here I was thinking that BLM only wanted Confederate memorials removed from public spaces.  Cemeteries were supposedly "safe" from these desires.  Evidently, they will not be happy until every vestige is gone.  What next?  Rewriting history books?  You Betcha.

What if someone were to "vandalize" a Martin Luther King Jr. monument or sign.  Would that be vandalism or something else?

That Vandalism Is A Hate Crime.  --Old Secesh

Civil War II: Virginia, North Carolina, Sad R., Arkansas and the Black Contractor Making Lots of Money

OCTOBER 25, 2020

**  Watch Now:  Caroline County, volunteers dismantle and relocate Confederate monument.  (Virginia)

**  NC prep football team reacts to name changing from Confederate leader to Civil Rights icon.  (Zebulon Vance High School name changed.)

**  With removal of AP Hill statue pending, Richmond officials still removing offers for final disposition of its Confederate monuments.  (Sad R. again.  And the sooner we get absolutely everything even remotely connected to the Confederacy out of that sad place, the better.  As far as I am concerned now, there never was another Confederate capital after Montgomery.)

**  Cities, schools wrestle with what's in a name.  (Arkansas)

**  Black contractor braves threats in removing Richmond statues.  (What some guys won't do for a good payday.  He is making lots of money off his buddy, the mayor.

--Old Secesh

Huntsville, Madison County, Michigan, and Kansas City

OCTOBER 24, 2020

**  Crews work to remove Confederate monument.  (Huntsville, Alabama)

**  Century-old Confederate monument which became a beacon for protests has been removed from Alabama courthouse.    (Huntsville, Alabama)

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OCTOBER 25, 2020

**  Moving a monument:  How a Confederate  monument eventually moved to Maple Hill Cemetery.  (Madison County, Alabama.  It now is among buried Confederate soldiers in the cemetery.)

**  Watch Live:   Freedom march and protest against a Confederate statue happening at same time in Allendale, Michigan.)

**  KC Confederate monuments:  Are they appropriate in this day and age?  (Kansas City, Missouri, has two Confederate monuments in two cemeteries marking Confederate burials.)

**  Residents watch as Confederate monument is put back together at Maple Hill Cemetery.  (Madison County, Alabama)

--Old Secesh

Alabama, Confederate Flags, Georgia, Monuments, New York and Mississippi's State Flag

OCTOBER 24, 2020

**  Confederate monument removed from Alabama courthouse.  (Huntsville)

**  Confederate flag losing prominence 155 years after Civil War.

**  Heritage or hatred?  Confederate monument's fate divides Brunswick.  (Georgia)

**  Delving into the symbolism of Confederate monuments in the South.

**  Brookhaven committee member resigns hours after flap over Facebook post of Confederate flag.  (New York.  The person who resigned had said that the flag was not a racist thing.   That's all.  So now people can't have an opinion unless it is okayed by NAACP and BLM?  Come on!!)

**  Flag flap:  Article stirs debate around  confederate flag in Tupper Lake.  (New York.  What do we know about capitalizing the word Confederate because it is a proper name?)

**  Governor to retire Mississippi's Confederate-themed flag.

--Old Secesh

Come On Folks. Confederate Is A Proper Name. It Should be Capitalized. Voting on Removals. Mississippi, North Carolina, Sad R., Virginia and Georgia

OCTOBER 23, 2020

**  Confederate monument relocation could get OK from MDAH by  end of the month.  ((Lowndes County, Mississippi)

**  2 more speak on Confederate monument removal.  (Newton, Catawba County, N.C.)

**  Confederate Avenue to be renamed.  (Sad R.   Real big surprise there.)

**  Tazewell's confederate statue to be decided through advisory referendum.  (Virginia.  Too bad no one at WWVA knows that Confederate is a proper name.  But, at least this is the way all questions of removal should be decided.)

**  Mayor wants Confederate monument removed.  (Brunswick, Georgia.  He is a black man.  Real big surprise.)

**  Windsor Cemetery top choice for monument.  (Isle of Wight, Va.  Seven possible sites.)

--Old Secesh

Second Civil War: North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Alabama and Mississippi

OCTOBER 22, 2020

**  Our View (editorial):  Another Confederate statue gone.   (Statue in Lexington, N.C. removed.  The Winston-Salem newspaper is happy about it.  Cancel my subscription.)

**  Hamilton County Commission votes 6-3 against Confederate statue removal.  (Tennessee.  Wow, some folks not afraid to stand up to BLM.)

**  Letter:  Warren right, Heggins wrong about Confederate monuments.  (North Carolina)

**  Windsor Cemetery  top choice for monument.  (Isle of Wight, Virginia.  Looking for a new place to put their Confederate monument.)

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OCTOBER 23, 2020

**  Confederate monument in Huntsville removed overnight.  (Alabama.  Expected to be relocated at a local cemetery. Another night time removal.  Who else operates at night?)

**  Board of Aldermen has no plans to move Confederate monument from square.  (Oxford, Mississippi)

--Old Secesh

Going After Confederate Monuments: Tennessee, Mississippi, Virginia, Missouri and Texas

OCTOBER 21, 2020

**  Opinion Sohn:  Remove A.P. Stewart's bust from courthouse grounds or give him company.  (Tennessee)

**  Oxford aldermen will not file lawsuit on Confederate monument land ownership.  (Mississippi)

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OCTOBER 22, 2020

**  Jefferson City removes Confederate monument.  (Missouri)

**  Nelson County Confederate monument to remain, for now.  (Virginia)

**  Jefferson City removes disputed Confederate general marker.  (Missouri)

**  Supervisors hear both sides on Confederate statue move.  (Warren County, Virginia)

**  Fate of Confederate  statue up in the air after McKinney County City Council delays decision.  (Texas)

--Old Secesh

Civil War II: Missouri, Mississippi, Voting, North Carolina, and Alabama

OCTOBER 21, 2020

**  Missouri capital city to remove disputed Confederate general marker.  (Jefferson City.)

**  Mississippi city will put decision on relocation of Confederate monument on ballot.  (Hattiesburg.  Commissioners couldn't decide in June.  People will note on it on Nov. 3.    This is the only way to decide this as long as both sides agree to abide by the vote.  Generally speaking, if BLM loses, they continue their destructive ways to get what they want.)

**  Lexington removed a Confederate statue to ease conflicts over it.  But tensions remain.  (North Carolina.   Since it was removed, that means BLM got their way.)

**  Oxford resident urges city officials to take action on Confederate monument ownership.  (Mississippi)

**  Alabama Confederate flag removal protester allegedly stabbed  justice group's inflatable screen.  (Albertville.  A wrong thing to do, but nowhere near as bad as what BLM does in Portland, Chicago and other cities.)

**  Carol Foy:  VMI's Confederate-tinged history needs a future of 'inclusion and diversity.'

**  JCMO Confederate marker is 'history.'  (Jefferson City, Missouri)

--Old Secesh

Alabama, Mississippi, Missouri, Texas and VMI

OCTOBER 20, 2020

**  Activist group to ask Albertville  city leaders to help with Confederate flag removal.  (Alabama.  Still flying Confederate flag by the city hall.)

**  Madison County Confederate monument to be be moved soon.  (Huntsville, Alabama)

**  Mississippi flag:  Republicans, Democrats work together to remove Confederate symbol.)

**  Oxford  alderman vote against pursuing litigation  on Confederate monument property.  (Mississippi. Question as to whether the city or county owns the property.)

**  Missouri city removes  disputed Confederate general marker.  (Jefferson City)

**  Committee will weigh in on Confederate statue in McKinney.  (Texas.  General James Throckmorton.)

**  Probe ordered  of VMI  after Post's  reports on racist incidents.  (Virginia Military Institute)

--Old Secesh

BLM Flags and Banners Are Also Hate Symbols and Should Not be Allowed in Schools. What About That SPLC List of BLM Riots, Arsons, Looting and Hate Crimes? Maryland, Virginia, Missouri and North Carolina

OCTOBER 20, 2020

**  Confederate flag, swastikas and other hate symbols banned from Howard County school system property.  (Maryland.  I also say that anything BLM is also a hate symbol and should be banned.  They stand for riots, arson, looting and hate crimes.  Any school that bans the Confederate flag should also ban anything with BLM on it.)

**  Jury to hold trial on Virginia Gov. Northam's plans to remove Confederate Robert E. Lee.  (The Sad Va. Governor.)

**  Front Royal group wants Confederate statue voted off courthouse lawn. (Virginia)

**  Jefferson City  Council votes to remove Confederate marker.  (Missouri.  Marker to Confederate General Sterling Price.)

**  Following Lexington, N.C. among leading states for Confederate symbols removed.  (Nothing at all to be proud of.  North Carolina ranks second-most with 19 after Virginia's 40.  102 removed overall according to SPLC who has a hit-list of Confederate symbols it wants removed.  But, they won't make a list of BLM riots, looting, arson and hate crimes.)

Let's face it, BLM and SPLC are two very racist groups.

At least, Confederate flags and statues have not been rioting, looting, burning, confronting police and committing hate crimes like BLM.

A List Is A List Is A List.  Come on SPLC.  Get That Riot List.  --Old Secesh

Come On Sad R., Take Down the Lee Monument. You Have Embarrassed Yourself Badly. Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina and VMI

OCTOBER 19, 2020

**  Madison Co. commissioner: confederate  statue may be moved soon.  (Huntsville, Alabama.  WAFF, 48.  Hey!  Confederate is a proper name.)

**  Trial underway in Richmond in Robert E. Lee statue case.  (Sad R. and even sadder Va. gov.  I was wondering if that statue was still standing in Sad R.  I guess it is.  However, I want it either cleaned or quickly removed.  It is so sad to see what the city's mayor has allowed BLM to do to it.  Of course, if it is cleaned, the BLMers would just mark it up again with their profanity.)

**  'I want my art to strike up a conversation':  Warner Robins man paints with a promise.   (Georgia.  Painted part of mural around Confederate statue in Macon.)

**  Letter:  Leave the statue, update the plaque.  (Newton, Catawba County, N.C.)

**  Racism common at Virginia Military Institute.

--Old Secesh

The Confederacy Under Attack: VMI, Gettysburg, A.P. Stewart, Arkansas and Lexington

OCTOBER 18, 2020

**  At VMI, black cadets endure lynching  threats, Klan  memories and Confederate veneration.  (Virginia Military Institute.  If this is true, the offenders should be kicked out of school.  There is no room for that behavior at any school, especially a military one.

**  The battle fought at Gettysburg is far from over.

**  Letters to the Editor:  A.P. Stewart wasn't divisive, but the crusade to remove Stewart's bust is.  (Hamilton County, Tennessee)

**  Confederate past still remembered all around the state.  (Arkansas.  List of the status of Confederate monuments around the state.)

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OCTOBER 19, 2020

**  Letters to the Editor:  Your View:  What our Confederate monument means.

**  Lexington Confederate monument to be placed on private property in Davidson Co.   (North Carolina.  Unfortunately, I am sure the BLMers will find it and desecrate it.)

--Old Secesh

Why Are So Many Confederate Statues Removed at Night? Does This Mean Something? North Carolina, Virginia and Kentucky

OCTOBER 18, 2020

**  Lexington removes Confederate statue overnight.  (North Carolina.  Again, why do so many cities removing Confederate statues do it at night.  Isn't that when criminals and bad people are so active?)

**  Reconciling Sylva Sam:   Is there such a thing as compromise  in case of confederate statues?  Asheville, NC. Excuse me, Confederate.)

**  Caravan of cars demonstrate  against Franklin County  Confederate monument.  (Rocky Mount, Virginia)

**  Timeline of historic Confederate marker's reinstallation remains unclear.  (Bowling Green, Kentucky.  Marker is about the town being the Confederate capital of Kentucky.)

**  Confederate statue on ballot in Tazewell inspires protest.  (Tazewell County, Va.  Voters will decide this coming election.  This is the way all removals should be decided.  Those who want them removed are afraid the people will vote to keep them.)

--Old Secesh

Again, Let the People Vote on Statue Removal. North Carolina, New York, Tennessee, Mississippi and Virginia

OCTOBER 17, 2020

 **  Confederate monument in Lexington removed overnight.  (North Carolina.  Again, if removing Confederate statues is the right thing to do, why do towns remove them at night like as in a criminal act?)

**  North Carolina among leading states  for Confederate symbols removed  since George Floyd's death.  (Nothing at all to be proud of.  This is plain shameful.)

**  Confederate flag flyer says he's not racist.  (New York.  Just because you fly the Confederate flag does not necessarily mean you hate Blacks.  Just as flying a BLM flag or banner does not mean it is okay for whites to die.)

**  Confederate conversation continues at Tupper Lake town board.  (New York)

**  Collierville Confederate monument draws mixed reactions from candidates.  (Tennessee)

**  Power APAC Elementary dropping Confederate name; students to vote  for new one.  (Jackson, Mississippi)

**  To stay or go?  Fate of Confederate monument in Franklin on ballot.  (Virginia.  This is how removal should be.  let the people vote.)

--Old Secesh

Military Bases, Virginia, SPLC's Lists, North Carolina, Texas,

OCTOBER 16, 2020

**  House passes $740B bill that would strip Confederate names from military bases.

**  Northhampton supervisors hold  hearing on Confederate monument.  (Virginia)

**  100+ Confederate symbols  removed in the wake of George Floyd's death.  (SPLC.  The old list makers used as THE source for Confederate Hit List.  Still waiting for their list on BLM "demonstrations" that turned into riots with looting, burning, attacks on police and hate crimes.  Come on, guys.  You can do it!!)

**  Which state has removed the most Confederate symbols during nationwide protests?  (Virginia is first with 40, North Carolina second with 18 and Texas with 10.  No other state is in double digits.)

**  'A difficult challenge':  Judge  gives approval  to remove Confederate statue in Lexington.  (North Carolina)

**  Lexington mayor releases statement before Confederate monument court proceeding.  (North Carolina)

**  Virginia  judge dismisses suit  challenging removal of 'neutral' Civil War marker, obelisk.

**  Midland Board chooses new name for Robert E. Lee High School.  (Texas)

--Old Secesh

The Second Civil War: Wisconsin, Alabama, Tennessee, Sad R., North Carolina and Massachusetts

OCTOBER 15, 2020

**  Authorities investigating placement of Confederate flag  on Beloit bridge.  (Wisconsin.  They also should have investigating the earlier placement of the offensive BLM banners on the bridge.  University officials condemned the flag, but somehow overlooked the fact that BLM means rioting, looting and arson as well as hate crimes.  They seem to be okay with that.)

**  Florence activists  say city's resolutions on Confederate monument won't do much.  (Alabama)

**  Hamilton County Commission to vote on resolution to remove Confederate statue.  (Tennessee.  Do you think they will vote to remove it?)

**  Over 20 proposals submitted to acquire Confederate monuments, statue sendoff unlikely in 2020.   (Sad R.  Of course, those who wanted the statues down should pay all expenses involved with taking them down and relocating them.  Hey, guys.  Put your money where your mouths are.)

**  Lexington to remove Confederate  monument  'without delay.'  (North Carolina.  The city has reached agreement with UDC and will pay all expenses.  I still say those who want them removed should pay for it.)

**  'Thin Blue Line' backers denounce use of Confederate flag.  (Danvers, Massachusetts.   The town was having the blue police U.S. flags removed from its fire trucks because one person objected.  There was a demonstration about it and one person had a Confederate flag.)

--Old Secesh

Won't It Be Grand When Some Media Outlets Figure Out Confederate Is a Proper Name. Florida, New York, Virginia, SPLC and Alabama

OCTOBER 14, 2020

**  Leon County must wait for state  in decoding future of confederate monument.  (Florida.  Hey WTXL, Confederate is a proper name.  Must also decide who owns it.)

**  Rensselaerville Town Board takes no action to denounce Confederate flag.  (New York)

**  70-year-old man facing felony for removing  confederate monument in downtown Roanoke.  (Virginia.  Hey, WXFR, Confederate is a proper name and should be capitalized.)

I was under the opinion that folks damaging Confederate monument and breaking the law received merit awards for a job well done these days.

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OCTOBER 15, 2020

**  Despite litigation pending, law center reports surge in Confederate monument removal.  (SPLC reports that since May 26, when the George Floyd riots began, more than 100 Confederate symbols have been removed.   Still waiting on this prolific listing group to come up with a list of not-so-peaceful BLM "protests" but they don't seem ton be responding.)

**  Florence moving toward removal of Confederate monument.  (Alabama)

**  Opinion:  Why remove Confederate statues but keep Confederate policies.

So You Thought the Civil War Was Over?  --Old Secesh

More Schools Being Renamed. Mascots, Gov. Vance, Oregon and North Carolina

OCTOBER 13, 2020

**  Fort Smith School Board will rename Confederate named school.  (Arkansas.  Albert Pike Elementary School will be renamed Park Elementary School after the street it is on.)

**  Monument task force meets.  (Isle of Wight, Virginia.)

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OCTOBER 14, 2020

**   Debate over future of anonymous  Confederate statue in Nelson, Co. continues.  (Virginia)

**  Group to hear position paper on Confederate flags in historic cemeteries.  (Oregon.  The cemeteries have also been damaged by wildfires.)

**  Renowned lawyer Julius Chambers may replace Confederate namesake at Charlotte's Vance High School.  (North Carolina.  A black man.)

**  Tennessee school votes to keep Confederate-linked mascot.  (Winchester.)

**  Letters to Editor:  Confederates weren't traitors.

--Old Secesh

Civil War II: Virginia, Sad R., Alfred Mouton Again, Kentucky and Mississippi

OCTOBER 13, 2020

**  Virginia House Speaker faces fines  over response to  requests for Confederate  statue removal documents.  (Regarding late-night removal of them from the Old House chamber.  How come so many times, the statues are removed late at night?  Does this say something about the folks responsible for their removal?  I know who else operates best at night.)

**  Group raises $45K toward city's $1.8M Confederate monument removals. (Sad R. again.  But, I agree that all costs for removal, storage and finding a new home for the statues should be borne by the people who want them removed.  No public money should be involved.)

**  Move the Mindset calls for quick reset after  hearing on removing Confederate statue delayed again.  (Lafayette, Louisiana.  Alfred Mouton statue.)

**  Murray woman  concerned proposed House bill hides Civil War history.  (Murray, Kentucky.  Does not want Confederate items removed from National Parks.)

**  Deadline nears for suggestions to rename Power Elementary.  (Jackson, Mississippi.  Named for Confederate Colonel John Logan Power.  Again, I am all for renaming if the majority of the students are Blacks..)

Two other schools in Jackson named after Confederates have already been renamed for a black activist and one for former President Obama.

**  March held for removal of Mouton statue, hearing delayed because of courthouse closing.  (Lafayette, Louisiana.  The courthouse is closed in the wake of Hurricane Delta.)

--Old Secesh

Are Black Lives Matter Flags, Banners As Offensive as Confederate Flags? Sad R., Arkansas, Trump, A Virginia County Lets Them Vote

OCTOBER 12, 2020

**  Valentine Museum asking for input on reimagined 'Lost Cause' project.  (Sad R.  May include a damaged Confederate monument.)

**  Fort Smith board adopts policy on city street names.  (Arkansas.  So they can change the Albert Pike street name.)

**  Fort Smith School Board votes to change name of Albert Pike Elementary.  (Arkansas.  Evidently this town has something against Albert Pike.)

**  Trump vows to not rename military bases named for Confederate leaders. 

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OCTOBER 13, 2020

**  Warren County will vote on removing a Confederate monument from the courthouse lawn.  (Virginia.  Voters will decide in a non-binding referendum, the way this decision should be made.)

**  Confederate flag placed on bridge where Black Lives Matter banners were removed.  (Beloit, Wisconsin.  It too was removed immediately.  Beloit College is calling the placement of the Confederate flag a hate crime.  The two BLM banners had been on the bridge for two months.  I consider BLM flags, banners, shirts and so forth as being extremely offensive, but that sure doesn't matter these days.  Only a certain group can be offended.)

You better believe BLM-related objects are offensive.  Anybody you see supporting or having one of these says they support rioting, looting, arson and hate crimes.  All things I find offensive.

Attacking Confederate Monuments Is A Hate Crime.  Who Does That?  --Old Secesh

Sad R., Statue Removal Costs, Savannah, North Carolina and Louisiana

OCTOBER 11, 2020

**  The legacy of slavery and voting patterns in US elections.

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OCTOBER 12, 2020

**  Nonprofit raises $45K towards city's $1.8M Confederate monument removal bills.  (sad R again.  Again, all money for removals should be paid by those who want them removed and should not come out of public funds.  And, in the case of sad R., the mayor and governor should pay with their own money as well.)

**  Peaceful protest held at Confederate memorial in Forsyth Park.  (Savannah, Georgia.  Isn't it amazing that BLM can have a "peaceful protest?"  The statues have already been "vandalized" several times and a fence has been constructed around them.  But, at least it was a peaceful demonstration with no confrontations or hate crimes committed.)

**  For fourth consecutive meeting, commissioners asked to remove Confederate  monument from county property.  (Catawba County, North Carolina.)

**  Court hearing on removing Confederate statue delayed by courthouse closure.  (Lafayette Parish, Louisiana.    Closed in aftermath of Hurricane Delta.  Statue of Gen. Alfred Mouton.)

--Old Secesh

North Carolina, Tennessee, South Dakota, Virginia and Idaho

OCTOBER 11, 2020

**  Josh Bergeron:  In Lexington, city -county conflict sprigs up around Confederate monument.  (North Carolina)

**  Cook:  'Seek reconciliation, commissioners' - move Confederate  statue.    (Chattanooga, Tennessee.  A very anti-Confederate piece of work.)

**  South Dakota town lashes back at George Floyd, his uncle after Confederate flag fight.  (Gettysburg, S.D..)

**  Civil War monuments in Martinsville, Henry County stand quiet amidst outrage.  (Virginia.)

**  Confederate flags placed in yards of Democrat supporters.  (Idaho)

--Old Secesh

The Second Civil War: Mosby, Schools, Virginia, Michigan, Charleston and Soviet Union

OCTOBER 10, 2020

**  Relatives of Confederate colonel John Mosby support name change at Mosby Woods Elementary.  (Virginia.  If the majority of the students are Blacks I would support that.  There should be no school named after a Confederate if more than half of the students are Blacks.)

**  Confederate Park to be renamed for late commissioner.  (Alabama)

**  Jackson school named after a Confederate colonel accepting nominations for new name.  (Mississippi.  Named after Col. John Logan Power.

**  New site approved for Caroline County Confederate Civil War monument.  (Bowling Green, Virginia.  Will be relocated to Greenlawn Cemetery.  Expected to cost $25,000.   Again, those who want it moved should pay for it.)

**  Man accused in Whitmer kidnapping plot defended Confederate statue in June.  (Michigan.  Kidnapping plot of Michigan governor.)

**  Only on 2: Mystery confederate (Confederate) marker has City of Charleston, county officials searching for answers.  (South Carolina.  Marker for Robert E. Lee.)

**  On Confederate statues, take a lesson from former Soviet-bloc countries.

--Old Secesh

These Are Some Guys Not Afraid to Stand Up to BLM and Antifa. Persons Committing a Hate Crime Are Actually Arrested.

OCTOBER 9, 2020

**  Court hearing and more state  action ahead of Capitol's  bust of Confederate general.  (Nashville, Tennessee.    Nathan Bedford Forrest.)

**  Savannah City Council discusses options for Confederate monuments.  (Georgia.  There have been several acts of vandalism (hate crimes) against them.  BLM at work again.)

**  Confederate 'Lost Cause'  defenders run to keep  seats in Southern legislatures.  (Specifically targeted Rep. Tommy Benton of Georgia, Rep. Larry Pittman of N.C. and Sen. Joey Hensley of Tennessee.  Of course, if I lived in those states and had a chance to vote for any of these men who are not afraid to stand up to BLM, they'd sure get my vote.)

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OCTOBER 10, 2020

**  Confederate marker in Colliersville vandalized, six arrested.  (Tennessee.  I sure wish they'd stop calling it that.  It was a hate crime, pure and simple.  What if somebody "vandalized" a Martin Luther  King, Jr. statue.  What would they call it?  I bet not "vandalism."  But, at least arrests were made.  I was beginning to think folks who "vandalized" a Confederate statue received awards for doing their "civic duty.")

And, in the meantime, that lady senator in Virginia gets to keep her seat after committing a hate crime on her own.  Things that make you wonder.

Where Do I Vote?  --Old Secesh

The Cost of Removing Confederate Monuments Should Be Paid By Those Who Want Them Removed

OCTOBER 9, 2020

**  Albemarle County spent $100K on Confederate monument removal.  (Charlottesville, Virginia.  Those removal companies are making out like bandits.  But, I believe that those people who want the monuments removed should be the ones paying for it.  Hey, Bubs, put your money where your mouths are.)

**  Richmond City Council votes to keep Confederate monuments down permanently.  (Sad R.  I want those monuments away from that bunch as soon as possible.  As a matter of fact, I want absolutely any and everything having to do with the Confederacy out of that place.

However, I think the time has come to sue the city to repair all the damage they allowed BLM to do to the monuments and for the city to turn the monuments over to Confederate organizations and also pay for all costs for finding new homes, transportation and putting them up.  The city should also have a contingency fund set up to cover damage that BLM will be doing to the statues in their new places.)

**  'Southern Cause'?  Missouri's Confederate memorial skips over the evils of slavery.

**  Letter to the Editor:   The Confederate flag is unpatriotic.

** Fan Women's Club unveils new historic plaque to replace Confederate design.  (Sad R.)

--Old Secesh

The Continuing War on the Confederacy: Tennessee, North Carolina, Virginia, Florida, Jeff Davis, Stone Mountain, COVID-19 and British Columbia

OCTOBER 8, 2020

**  Hamilton County  commissioners weigh in on  debate about Confederate statue, other slavery symbols.  (Tennessee. Gen A.P. Stewart and Chief John Ross.  Ross owned slaves.)

**  Debate arises over Davidson officials' wish to remove marker about Confederate officer.  (North Carolina.  Marker near grave of Confederate General D.H. Hill.  He was a professor at Davidson College and is buried in the Davidson College Cemetery.)

**  Open forum:  An appeal to remove Confederate statue  in downtown Winchester.  (Virginia)

**  Caroline officials find a cheaper way to move Confederate monument  to Greenlawn Cemetery.  (Virginia.  Submitted costs for removal were $170,000 to $260,000.  Decided to use their own people to move it and now cost to be at $25,000.)

**  Group sues over plans to remove  Confederate monument in Madison.  (Florida.  SCV suing.)

**  Is there a place for the president of the Confederacy?

**  Can Stone Mountain Park survive COVID-19 and Confederate controversy?

**  Community leaders denounce stringing Confederate flag over Main Street in Smithers.  (British Columbia, Canada. It was quickly removed.)

--Old Secesh

About That Maybe Confederate Arkansas State Flag. Building Fences for BLM Protection in Georgia.

OCTOBER 7, 2020

**  Panel discussion:  'A Confederate star:  Arkansas ' flag and the Lost Cause.  (Still upset about the Arkansas state flag being some sort of a Confederate flag.)

**  Commission about to consider  petition to remove Confederate general  (Tennessee.  Gen. A.P. Stewart.)

**  Decay of the colossal wreck:  Confederate statues as protected cultural property.

**  "Liberty Bell" is augmented reality project at the Battery through next year.  (Charleston, S.C.  It is meant as a put-down to the Confederacy and is by the Charleston Defenders monument, but is really an interesting object to see the next time you are there.)

**  After protests, Georgia will build a fence around Capitol.  (BLM has been "protesting" at the Capitol building for police reform and against the Confederate statue on the grounds.  You know that whenever BLM and their white minions are involved, there is always the chance of rioting, confrontation, looting and arson.  So, the state is building a rather large fence around the building for safety.

And people wonder why I don't like the BLMers.)  

Same problems whenever there is a judicial decision that they don't like.  Here we go again, rioting, looting and arson.  Like recently happened in Louisville and Wauwatosa, Wisconsin.  You don't see the so-called rightist racist groups doing that.

So, Who Are the Bad Guys Here?  --Old Secesh

Stone Mountain Still a Hot Spot. What Is That Statue Worth?

OCTOBER 6M 2020

**  Group seeks changes at Georgia park honoring the Confederacy.  (Stone Mountain)

**  Confederate monument worth $150K, appraiser says.  (Beaumont, Texas.)

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OCTOBER 7, 2020

**  Nearly 30 Confederate monuments have been protected in US as anti-racism  activists call  for them to be dismantled.

**  Group prays for state to fade out Confederate mark  on Stone Mountain.

**  Stone Mountain's Confederate symbol row  simmers after summer protests.

**  Time to relocate Confederate statue.

**  Commission about to consider petition to remove Confederate general.  (Hamilton County, Tennessee.  Statue of Gen. A.P. Stewart.)

--Old Secesh

More Lists, Tennessee, Virginia and North Carolina,

OCTOBER 6, 2020

**  Confederate statues  come down around the U.S., but not everywhere.  (Has SPLC list of 28 Confederate statues  still standing after efforts to remove them.  However, still waiting for a complete list by these prolific listmakers about the number of BLM "protests" across the country that have turned violent with rioting, looting, arson and hate crimes.  However, this article has the 28 statues and how they ended up still standing, so of interest.)

**  Group led by UTC professor asks county commission to remove Confederate statue from courthouse grounds.  (Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tn. Professor is from University of Tennessee-Chattanooga.

**  Portsmouth Commonwealth's attorney can prosecute Confederate monument  damage cases.  (Virginia)

**  Confederate memorial to be removed from county grounds.  (Halifax County, NC)

**  Virginia Senate panel kills bill to ease removal of Confederate monuments.

**  'Monster':  Statue of former KKK leader, Confederate general vandalized in Nashville.  (Tennessee.  Nathan Bedford Forrest.)

--Old Secesh

Civil War II: Free Speech? Confederate Monuments Book. Statue Disposal, Arkansas and Mellon

 OCTOBER 4, 2020

**  Flying flag a right of free speech.

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OCTOBER 5, 2020

**  Penn Manor graduate pens book about Confederate monuments.  (We need all the books we can get now before they are all gone thanks to Confederadication.)

**  Letter to Editor:  Disappointed with Confederate name changes.

**  Jalane Schmidt column:  Seller beware  --  The moral risks of hazardous statue disposal.

**  Bailey 'saddened' by violence, hate at protest at Flagler College.  (St. Augustine, Florida.  He stood against removal of Confederate statue and came under fire by BLMers for it.  Sadly, these days, anyone opposing any part of Confederadication becomes one of the worst people who ever lived.)

**  Survey seeks  ideas from community on renaming school.  (Fort Smith, Arkansas.)

**  Mellon Foundation to spend $250 million to reimagine monuments.

--Old Secesh

Stone Mountain, Kentucky, St. Augustine, Texas and TV

OCTOBER 3, 2020

**  Stone Mountain Memorial Association cancels much-anticipated meeting.  (Georgia.  Of course, this is one of the flash-points of contention in these days of Confederadication.)

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October 4, 2020

**  Murray community members opposed to Confederate statue  invite UDC for discussion.    (Murray, Kentucky)

**  St. Augustine protest leads to arrests over Flagler College board member, Mark Bailey.  (Robert E. Lee Elementary School's name to be changed.  Many want its new name to be for Gloria E. Anzaldua.)

**  'Antebellum'  uses violent images to tell insulting story.   (TV show.)

--Old Secesh

Is Something Wrong With the Water in Virginia? Alabama, Robert E. Lee Painting, Virginia, Book, St. Augustine and U.S. Capitol

OCTOBER 3, 2020

**  Charges dropped for man who opposed court's Confederate image.  (Louisa, Virginia.  A Virginia judge tossed a capital murder case out for black defendant.  Robert E. Lee painting in the courtroom.  Ridiculous, but, hey, it's Virginia.  Still believe there must be something wrong with the water in that state.  Way too much craziness happening there with all that Confederadication.)

**  Lowndes County to pay fine for Confederate statue removal.  (Haynesville, Alabama.  It will cost them $25,000 since it was illegally removed.  Now, who goes to jail?)

**  'Down Along with That Devil's Bones' dives into Confederate memorial debate.  (This is the name of a new book about statues of Nathan Bedford Forrest.  Great name for a book.  Focuses on statues of Forrest in Nashville, Memphis, Selma, Alabama and Murfreesboro.)

**  City bids "Bon Voyage" to 1879 Confederate veterans memorial.  (St. Augustine, Florida)

**  Williams:  'Lost Cause, Potential Future':  The reimagining of Richmond's Confederate monuments.  (Sad R.)

**  Which Virginian will replace Lee statue at U.S. Capitol?  Public hearing to be held.  (Unfortunately, I am sure it will be replaced by a black person.  Rubbing salt into the wound.)

--Old Secesh

Atlanta, Arts, Confederate Flags and Arkansas

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 OCTOBER 2, 2020

**  Metro communities grapple with what to do with Confederate monuments.  (Atlanta)

**  'Confederate monuments' in the arts:  What happens when  works are no longer acceptable?

**  Opinion:  Southern heritage  is more than the Confederate flag.

**  City of Fort Smith, UDC enter discussions about future of Confederate monument.  (Arkansas)

--Old Secesh

Oh Those Confederate Flags and the Flag Flap. Bad Amazon, Schools, Editorials, Temporarily Out of BLM Reach

OCTOBER 2, 2020

**  Amazon still selling kids' Confederate soldier costume that Party City pulled.   (So What!)

**  Region 15 school board to consider banning Confederate flag, Nazi swastika in dress code.  (Waterbury, Connecticut.  There is no way the Confederate flag is comparable to the swastika.  If the flag is banned, then so should anything with BLM on it.)

**  Editorial:  What is our Confederate memorials weren't so heroic.   (Historian William "Bud" Robertson on them.  Interesting take.  Give it a read.)

**  Confederate soldiers monument returned to Cumberland  Drive after removal for safekeeping in June.  (Clarkesville, Tennessee.  Isn't it sad that these have to be removed to keep the BLMers and their white minions from getting their hands on them and committing hate crimes. Probably won't be able to stay there long once certain folks find out about it.)

**  To the Editor:  Displaying Confederate flags shows support for  evil and white supremacists.  (I kind of feel the same way about anything BLM.  Definitely a racist outfit if there has ever been one.)

**  Letter to Editor:  Flag Flap:  Confederate flags cause controversy.  (Back in the day it sure didn't.  I used to fly it from the top of my garage in Illinois, along with a U.S. flag, and never had any problem.)

--Old Secesh

That Party City Thang. Pennsylvania, Mississippi and Forrest

 OCTOBER 1, 2020

**  Party City has promised to stop selling Confederate costumes after a mother complained--  but Amazon continues to sell similar outfits.  (Virginia.  Using the old Black Rule.)

I just went to the Amazon site and they are still selling the Confederate costumes.  Good for them.  A big company should not have to kowtow to one person.

**  Rally against Nazi, Confederate  symbols set for Wednesday at state Capitol.  (Pennsylvania)

**  Another Mississippi school removing Confederate name.  (Biloxi.  Jeff Davis Elementary School.)

**  Wrestling with the ghost of a Confederate general.  (Tennessee.  Nathan Bedford Forrest.)

--Old Secesh

Now, Even Golf? Virginia, North Carolina, Black Cemeteries and School Names

 SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

**  Hanover School Board agrees  on new names for schools memorializing Confederate leaders.  Hanover County, Virginia.  Lee Davis High School could soon be renamed Mechanicsville High School.  Stonewall Jackson Middle School could be named Bell Creek.)

**  Lexington amends lawsuit to remove Confederate statue immediately.  (North Carolina.  Want it removed now and stored until lawsuit finalized.)

**  A counter to Confederate monuments, black cemeteries tell a fuller story of the South.

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OCTOBER 1, 2020

**  Despite push, few schools have dropped Confederate names.  (An analysis says that just 11 of 211 schools have had names changed.  Plus they want names changed of all schools named after anyone who opposed integration.)

**  Lexington calls Confederate monument 'figurative powder keg' that must be moved for public safety.  (North Carolina.   Only is the BLMers and their white minions get violent.)

**  What's in a name?  For some clubs in the South, uneasy ties to the Confederacy.  (Secession Golf Club in Beaufort, South Carolina.  The names of five tees carried Civil War names: Lee, Jackson, Stuart, Grant and Sherman, have been changed to important club members.  Kind of strange that a a South Carolina golf course would have a tee named for Sherman after his March Through the Carolinas.

Also, the First National Confederate flag has been replaced on the club's logo with the S.C. flag.  And, a copy of the South Carolina Ordinance of Secession has been removed from the clubhouse.  Even changing the name was considered, but not done.

Got Confederate-Free Golf?  --Old Secesh

The Second Civil War: Arkansas, Polls Nearly Even, Alabama, Jacksonville, New York and Party City

 SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

**  Survey to seek ideas on Fort Smith school renaming.  (Arkansas.  Albert Pike Elementary School.)

**  Poll:  Virginians evenly divided on Confederate statues.  46% support removal and 42% oppose it.  This is a big reason removal people don't want to take the chance of letting the people vote on the issue.  Sadly, Democrats have control of too many localities.)

**  Anniston removes Confederate statue following vote.  (Alabama.  It was a 4-1 city council vote.)

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

**  Crowdfunding efforts to rename Jacksonville Confederate-named schools off to slow start.  (Florida.  Robert E. Lee High School, Kirby Smith Middle, J.E.B. Stuart Middle, Jefferson Davis Middle, Stonewall Jackson Elementary and Finegan Elementary.  Joseph Finegan was a Confederate general.)

**  Town board not keen on request to denounce Confederate flag.  (Rensselaerville, New York)

**  Party City removes Confederate Halloween costumes after white mom of two black girls calls outfits racist.  (Virginia.  Like I said, if you don't like the costumes, don't look at them or buy them.)

--Old Secesh

Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia and Mississippi

 SEPTEMBER 29TH, 2020

**  Letter to the editor:  Confederate flag has a proud history.  (Indiana County, Pennsylvania.  Makes some interesting points.

**  City of Lexington asks court to order removal of Confederate monument.  (Lexington, North Carolina)

**  Collierville group to urge officials  to act on Confederate marker, racial inequalities.  (Tennessee)

**  Dublin Race Relations issues two recommendations for Confederate monument.  (Dublin, Georgia.  Remove it or add historical context.)

**  Another Mississippi school removing Confederate name.  (Biloxi.  Jefferson Davis Elementart School)

--Old Secesh