Why I Do This Blog. Those Charlottesville Statues Again, Texas, Sad R's Mayor

A big reason I do this blog is because you rarely hear about these things going on.  I just want people to know that just because you don't hear about it doesn't mean it is over.  And, if these attacks on any and all things Confederate ever end, so too will this blog.  I already have too many to do and would be very happy to drop this one.

Come on guys, give me a break!!!

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JULY 28, 2021

**  Most all of the articles were about people and organizations who want the Charlottesville Confederate statues.  One of them is a town in Rockbridge County, Va., and another is a Gettysburg Sculpture Museum.

**  Missouri City residents successfully  work to change controversial street name.  (Texas.  Confederate Drive to be changed to Prosperity Drive.)

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JULY 29, 2021

**  Four more articles on the Charlottesville Confederate monuments..

**  Commonwealth Attorney  determines Stoney handled removal of Confederate monuments legally.  (Stone is the mayor of Sad R.  No big surprise here.  But what he did was wrong and the deal he had with the person who made a lot of money on the removal was extremely questionable.)

Come On You Guys, Stop the Attacks.  --Old Secesh

The Second Civil War: Who Wants Those Charlottesville Statues, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina and Dallas

JULY 27, 2021

**  Here are 32 people and groups vying to take Charlottesville's Confederate monuments.  (Virginia.  I's say they should go to UDC, SCV, a museum of battlefield.  But, please, no black organizations.)

**  George Court of Appeals denies Confederate statue appeal.  

**  Mississippi should support removal of Confederate statues in US Capitol.  Here's why.

**  Searcy Movement  petitioning to relocate Confederate monument; county judge says no plans to do that.    (Arkansas)

**  Demonstrators bring attention to Graham issues with city-wide motorcade.  (North Carolina.  Confederate statue.)

**  Belo renamed to Arts District Mansion due to namesake's Confederate ties.

--Old Secesh

California, Arizona, Cleveland Indians, North Carolina, and Tennessee

JULY 26, 2021

**  2 EGUSD  employees accused of displaying Confederate flag.   (Elk Grove Unified School District, California.)

**  'Traitors':  Ariz. Republican slams Cleveland Indians for name change, praises Confederate generals.  (Played right into the clutches of Democrats.)

**  Picture shows  solidarity between Graham and Charlottesville  organizers.  (Graham, North Carolina)

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JULY 27, 2021

**  What's next for  Confederate marker in Colliersville's Town Square.  'Solutions' discussed.  (Tennessee)

**  Tennessee Museum to open  Confederate bust to public.  (Forrest.  Also busts of U.S. Navy's David G. Farragut and Albert Gleaves.  Still not sure why Farragut's and Gleaves' busts were removed.  Did Taylor bad mouth them as well?)

--Old Secesh

No Statues to Black Organizations. They Should Go to SCV or UDC

JULY 24, 2021

**  Salisbury Confederate  statue 'Fame' to be placed in a new location.  (North Carolina.  Was placed in storage last year.  Will be removed to the Old Lutheran Cemetery.)

**  Charlottesville receives over  20 requests for Confederate statues.  (Virginia.    From 12 different states.  Sadly, some are from black organizations.  These statues should be turned over to the SCV or UDC with all expenses paid for by the city or those who wanted them gone.)

**  Castleman statue is gone, but what of the Cherokee  Triangle logo?  Here's what is happening.  (Louisville, Kentucky.  Cherokee Triangle is a residential area.)

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JULY 25, 2021

**  Editorial:  Judge Dorsey's unprecedented  order on a Confederate  statue.  (Roanoke County, Virginia.  Ordered the Confederate monument removed.  And, he is a white guy.)

**  Controversial  confederate (Confederate) 'Fame' statue finds a new home in Salisbury cemetery.  (North Carolina.  Looks like WNCT would know about proper names to be in the media.  WCBD as well.)

**  Scientific Racism and the Confederate flag. (Discovery Institute)

**  Richmond activists raise questions about equity, inclusion in documentary  exploring removals of Confederate monuments.  (Virginia)

**  City kept Charlottesville statue removal quiet due to violence concerns, documents show.  (Violence from who?)

--Old Secesh

Civil War II: No Tax Money to Remove and Relocate Confederate Monuments. Let Those Who Want It Gone Pay to Get It Gone. Even Admiral Farragut?

JULY 23, 2021

**  Jacksonville lawsuit argues spending tax money on  Confederate statues violates Constitution.  (Jacksonville, Florida.  The man suing is a black man.  And, I support him.  The cost of removal and relocation should be paid by those wanting them gone.  Put your money where your mouths are, black folks and their white minions.)

**  Confederate bust to be removed from Tennessee Capitol.  (Nathan Bedford Forrest.  It will be moved to the nearby Tennessee State Museum.)

**  Wrinkle in removal:  City doesn't own Gen. A.P. Hill's statue.   (Richmond, Virginia)

**  Ga. city changes street named for Confederate general to Obama Boulevard.  (Valdosta.  It was Forrest  Street.  Everybody's picking on Forrest these days.  Again, why does every Confederate renaming have to be a black person?  Aren't there some deserving white folks out there?)

**  Professor believes fate of  area Confederate monument won't be decided soon.  (Roanoke, Virginia)

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JULY 24, 2021

**  Tennessee votes to remove bust of Confederate  general, KKK leader from Capitol.  (In addition, the busts of Union Admiral David Glasgow Farragut and U.S. Navy Admiral Albert Gleaves.  This is a surprising move to me.  What would Blacks and their white minions have against these two Navy men.  I understand what the problem is with Forrest, but, how "Woke" can you folks get?)

I Sure Do Agree With the Guy from Jacksonville Saying That Tax Money Should Not Be Used to Remove Confederate Monuments.  The Costs Should Be Borne By THOSE Who Want Them Removed.  --Old Secesh

Hey SPLC, Where's That List of 'Hit' Businesses During the BLM Riots? Why Does It Take Certain People So Long to Become Offended?

When a day only has one or two articles, that doesn't mean there weren't others.  I don't write about the ones that are new or that give other information.

JULY 21, 2021

**  'Never give up':  Statue of Confederate general removed from Louisiana city after years of activism.  (The good folks at SPLC.  Lafayette, Louisiana.  Actually, this years of activism are within the last few years.  The statue was put there 99 years ago.  Why wasn't it offensive back then and suddenly, "Woke, there you are?"  

And, by the way, SPLC, we're still waiting on one of your lists to tell how many and where businesses were burned and looted during last year's BLM riots.  Let's get to it, guys.)

**  Residents  speak out about removal of Confederate monument.  (Greenville, North Carolina)

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JULY 22, 2021

**  Polk Co.  commission takes sudden action to move Confederate monument out of downtown Bartow.  (Florida.  It will be moved to a cemetery.)

**  Jacksonville  schools renaming underway:  Riverside High reveals new logo but nickname will stay.  (Florida.  Nickname is "The Generals."   Formerly the Robert E. Lee High School.)

**  Virginia plaza that once honored Robert E. Lee to be renamed. (Roanoke, Virginia. The statue there had a hate crime committed against it last year during BLM protests.  Will be renamed for Henrietta Lacks, a black woman whose cells are important for cancer research who died in 1951.  Again, a deserving purpose, but do all renamed places have to be renamed for black people?)

I'm Thinking SPLC Doesn't Release a "Hit Businesses" List Because That Might Make Their Side Look Bad.  --Old Secesh

Even Kansas? Is Defacing Also a Hate Crime? Ida B. Wells Statue, Virginia, Tennessee and That Proper Name Thing Again

JULY 20, 2021

**  Wichita Confederate war memorial defaced in latest  skirmish over Civil War remembrance.  (Kansas.  Defacing is another name for a hate crime.  Vandalism?)

**  In PNW, Confederate flag controversies are not new.  (Pacific Northwest)

**  Forever on Beale:  Ida B. Wells statue in Memphis.  (Tennessee.  A new statue of her at the corner of Beale and Fourth streets.  Well-deserved.  Sad that this is one of the first statues of her put up anywhere.  The woman was amazing.  So, Memphis gets a little reprieve from its racist hatred of all things Confederate.)

**  Roanoke County  judge orders removal of Confederate monument.  (Virginia.  Imagine someone in our "judicial system" saying something like that.)

**  Collierville  residents divided over removal of confederate (Confederate)  monument in Town Square Park.  (Tennessee.  Once called Confederate Park.  (Looks like WATN would know about proper names.)

--Old Secesh

Confederadication: Confederate Statue Removal a Monumental Challenge. Flag, Highway, Virginia, The Unpunished Alabama Hate Crime.

JULY 18, 2021

**  Confederate monument removed from city hall in Louisiana. (Lafayette. The Gen. Mouton statue.  

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JULY 19, 2021

**  Removing Confederate statues remains a monumental challenge.  (Good play on words.)

**  Confederate flag absent from Olmsted  County Living History Fair.

**  Virginia county votes to rename Lee Highway for abolitionist.  (Now Langston Highway, after a black man.  Why do all renamed Confederate things have to be for Blacks?)

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JULY 20, 2021

**  Damaged Confederate statue monument deemed dangerous; City of Tuskegee urges action.  (Alabama.  Remember, the damage (which is nothing short of a hate crime) was done by an elected city official and there have been no charges against him yet.  Unbelievable.  Imagine if someone had done that to a MLK statue!)

--Old Secesh

You Want That Statue Removed. Pay for It Yourself. Memphis, Mouton, Louisiana, Charlottesville, Capitol and Ozarks

JULY 17, 2021

**  Black Memphis clergy back efforts to remove Confederate marker in Collierville town square. (Tennessee.  Imagine Blacks doing something like that.  I know, real hard to believe.  That is not racist a bit I imagine.)

**  Mouton statue to be moved as Confederate group backs down from legal battle.  (Louisiana)

**  Public reacts to removal plans of downtown Lafayette's  Confederate statue.  (Louisiana.  The Mouton statue again.  The UDC will move it after town pays $25,000.  At least that's fair as long as the move is no more than $25,000.  If it is more, then the town should pay more.  However, even a better idea is to have those who want it moved pay for it themselves, not the city.  Hey folks, put your money where your mouths are.)

**  Charlottesville extends deadline  for hose interested in the Confederate statues.  (Virginia.  As long as the city pays all expenses involved, or, even better, those who want them moved pay for it.)

**  Senate Democrats introduce House-passed bill removing Confederate statues from U.S. Capitol.  (Wow, Democrats doing something like that?  Of course, the way all the headlines about this up until now screamed, I thought this was already a done-deal.)

**  A giant Confederate flag went up in the Ozarks.  One woman answered with this billboard.  (Missouri)

Again, You Want It Removed, Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.  --Old Secesh

Charlottesville, Florida, West Virginia, Where Are the Removed Monuments?, Confederate Reckoning, Georgia and Oregon

JULY 16, 2021

**  Charlottesville removes Confederate statues that sparked bloodshed.  (Virginia.  One death, but I was surprised with all the pure hate shown on both sides that there weren't more killed.)

**  Future of Confederate monument in Putnam County in question as debate over ordinance heats up.  (Palatka, Florida)

**  West Virginia commission punts on Confederate memorials.  (Chakleston, W. Va.  The Stonewall Jackson monument on Capitol grounds.)

**  What could happen to Charlottesville's Confederate monuments?  Here's where 29 others in Virginia ended up.  (Most in storage.)

**  Confederate Reckoning series shows impact of decades of discrimination on Southern states.

**  DeKalb moves to dismiss lawsuit over removal of Confederate monument.  (DeKalb County, Georgia)

**  Redmond City Councilors denounce use of Confederate flag in parade.  (Oregon)

--Old Secesh

At Least They Are Hearing Both Sides. Palatka, Perryville, Sculptor, Virginia. Do All Renamed Confederate Items Have To Be for Blacks?

JULY 15, 2021

**  Redmond councilors hear both sides on Confederate flag controversy at 4th of July parade.  (Oregon.  Well, at least they are hearing both sides.)

**  Proposed Putnam  ordinance that would protect Palatka Confederate statue  stirs ugly debate.  (Florida)

**  Confederate flag will remain a part of Perryville's city flag.  (Kentucky.  The Battle of Perryville took place here.)

**  Sculptor offers artistic clapback to Confederate monuments with chilling sculpture about black life.

**  Fairfax County  appoints task force  to review changing two  Confederate highway names.  (Virginia.  Well, will they or won't they?)

**  Vance High School officially renamed; other Confederate names to be changed in Charlotte. (North Carolina.  It will now be the Julius J. Chambers High School.  Again, Chambers is a worthy man, but why do all Confederate name changes have to be renamed for Blacks?)

**  Christiansburg approves tribute to African American history to be installed near Confederate  monument.  (Virginia.  Always room for another historical monument.)

--Old Secesh

Civil War II: This Latest Poll May Surprise You

JULY 15, 2021

**  American electorate continues to favor  leaving Confederate relics in place. (From Morning Consult by Cameron Easely.   A poll taken.  51% of Americans say Confederate statues should remain standing.  30% say they should come down.

Republicans overwhelmingly say they should remain. 

Democrats are less united., but a slim majority says they should come down.

By a 16-point margin, voters say  the Pentagon should not rename the bases.

Voters are more likely  to see the Confederate flag as a symbol of Southern pride (47%) than a symbol of racism (36%).

Interesting numbers.  Of course, we saw in Virginia what happens when removal is put to a vote.  Six places put it to a vote in November and all six times it was voted to retain the statues.  I don't think the Democrats and Blacks will make that mistake again and have it put to a vote.

They know they'll lose.

Sad Times These Days.  --Old Secesh

That Charlottesville Again, Even Lewis & Clark (and Sacagawea) Aren't Safe From 'Woke.' , Far-right vs. Far-left Forms of Protest at UNC

JULY 13, 2021

**  Confederate statues removed from Charlottesville.  (Virginia.  Such a huge surprise!)

**  Charlottesville removes Lewis  and Clark statue featuring Sacagawea along with Confederate statues.  (Virginia.  I tell you, It's a statue feeding frenzy in that college town.)

**  Far-right activists protest with Confederate flags at UNC's Unsung Founders Memorial.  )North Carolina.  And those who pulled down the Silent Sam statue must have been Far-left.)

**  The traveling sculpture challenges the story Confederate statues tell.

**  Pasquotank Confederate monument  will soon head to private property in Nixonton.  (North Carolina)

**  Charlottesville removes Confederate statues, Putnam County may keep theirs.  (Florida)

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JULY 14, 2021

**  A state-by-state list  of racist Confederate monuments that have been removed so far.  (Mic.  I'd like to know what those statues did to be considered to be racist.  Plus, this group wants all Confederate statues replaced with ones of black heroes. )

--Old Secesh

UNC-Chapel Hill Is Confused On What Is Desecration and What Isn't. Not Just Confederadication, But Rubbing Our Noses In It.

JULY 12, 2021

**  UNC's  Unsung Founders Memorial desecrated by pro-Confederates.  (Chapel Hill, N.C.   Two guys with Confederate flags were by it and one had the audacity to sit down on it.  And this was referred to as desecration.  Of course, UNC was where the Silent Sam statue, honoring UNC students who died fighting for the Confederacy was pulled down during "demonstrations" against it.  But, that wasn't desecration.  But a guy sits on a monument honoring Blacks who helped build the campus and that was desecration.

I tell you, it is pretty hard to get a fair shake from the media these days.  Hey, isn't it a law that media must term anyone standing up for their Confederate heritage to be Neo-Confederates linking them, of course, to Neo-Nazis?

Take a look at the pictures to the right and which would you call real desecration?

**  Contextualizing the Confederacy in Georgia: is it possible?

**  Statue of Florida's  Mary McLeod  Bethune heading to the nation's Capitol, replacing Confederate image.  (Why do all Confederate statues HAVE to be replaced by black statues?   Granted, Mary Bethune was a remarkable woman and deserves honor, but that is rubbing our noses in all of this Confederadication.)

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JULY 13, 2021

**  UNC police:  No vandalism  of Unsung Founders Memorial despite videos of Confederate flaggers.

**  Putnam Board of County Commissioners voted to move a Confederate  monument.  Now they're considering an ordinance to protect it.  (Palatka, Florida)

Destruction of Silent Sam Statue  At UNC-Chapel Hill Was Desecration.  Sitting On A Memorial Is In Poor Taste, But Not Desecration.  --Old Secesh

The Second Civil War: Charlottesville's 'Woke' Moment, Who Was Worse at Charlottesville Riot? I'd Say It Was a Tie. Mississippi's Capitol Statues

JULY 10, 2021

**  Charlottesville's Confederate  statues are coming down.  How did we get here?  (Virginia.  It's called "Woke.")

**  Confederate statues in Charlottesville to be removed after years long legal battle. 

**  Confederate statue, site of white supremacist rally going  into storage.  (Charlottesville, Virginia.  The only group that was as violent as the white supremacists at that site were the anti-white supremacist people.)

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JULY 11, 2021

**  There were eight articles on Charlottesville and two on the dueling rallies in South Carolina.

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JULY 12, 2021

**  4 articles on Charlottesville

**  Mississippi may have to rethink  Confederate statues in US Capitol.  (Statues of Jefferson Davis and James Zachariah George.)

--Old Secesh

Poor Kirby Smith (Nobody Wants Him), Neo-Brown Shirts? Sad Charlottesville, Another Bragg Going, About That Tuskegee Hate Crime

JULY 9, 2021

**  After Lake County rejection, where does statue of Confederate Gen. Edmund Kirby Smith go now?   (Florida)

**  Neo-Confederates worked with other  far-right groups in failed efforts to preserve monuments.  (There's that Neo-Confederate term again.  Do you think these guys use it to make Confederate supporters sound like Neo-Nazis.  That is very Neo-Brown Shirt of them.)

**  Charlottesville set to remove Lee statue that sparked rally.  (Virginia.  Did you think they wouldn't?)

**  Fort Bragg  Citizen Commission wants input on changing town's name.  (Fort Bragg, California.  And you thought the name to be changed was just Fort Bragg.)

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July 10, 2021

**  Charlottesville prepares to take down Confederate statues on Saturday.  (Virginia.  Like I said, the sooner out of that town, the better.  Another town on my no-go list along with Richmond and Asheville.)

**  Tuskegee  leader vandalizes Confederate  statue, is ok with facing vandalism charges.  (Alabama.  But, what he did was not just vandalism, it was a hate crime.  He should be facing those charges.  Let's see of he takes that so easily.)

--Old Secesh

Tuskegee Councilman Commits a Hate Crime. Faith Parade, Sam and Stephen Probably Okay, South Carolina, Charlottesville and California

JULY 8, 2021

**  'Enough': Tuskegee Councilman Johnny Ford takes saw to Confederate monument in town square.   (Alabama.  He is guilty of a hate crime and should be prosecuted as such.  Not surprisingly, he is a black man and former mayor as well.  Also, time for a recall. Like the Virginia state senator, there is a legal and illegal way to do things.  They ought to know.)

**  Confederate re-enactor groups draw ire at Faith, NC  July 4th parade.  (Wonder who was angry?)

**  Statues of Sam Houston and Stephen  F. Austin likely to stay at US Capitol  despite  House vote.  (Texas.  Wouldn't that make Der Nance mad?)

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JULY 9, 2021

**  Confederate flag to fly again in rally at South Carolina Capitol.

**  Charlottesville officials won't disclose when they plan to remove Confederate statues.  (Virginia.  The sooner the better.  Charlottesville is in the same group with Asheville, N.C. and Richmond, Va.  And, one other positive in their removal is that BLM and their ilk won't get the opportunity to commit hate crimes against them anymore.)

**  Carmel proclaims itself an inclusive city in response to a Confederate flag.  (California.  Confederates need to be included as well.)

Hard to Believe the Tuskegee Guy Wasn't Arrested.  -Old Secesh

Confederadication: Flag Leads to Controversy in Oregon. Virginia, South Carolina, California, North Carolina and Florida

JULY 7, 2021

**  Confederate flag flown during  Redmond 4th of July  parade leads to controversy. (Redmond, Oregon.  Well, it was Oregon and we know about that state.)

**  Loudon County Board votes to begin process to rename Confederate roads, area.  (Virginia.  Now, it would have surprised me more if they had chosen not to rename the roads.  Everybody gush now.)

**  Dueling rallies planned for SC  State House on anniversary of Confederate flag removal.  

**  Elk Grove school district's superintendent condemns  2 employees  for displaying Confederate flag. (What did he condemn them to?)

**  North Carolina  Appeals Court denies Asheville bond for Confederate  Vance monument.

**  'Where They Stood' photo project  shows what happened to Florida's Confederate  statues.

--Old Secesh

History of Confederate Statues and Why They Divide Us. Fort Moore? Sad R.'s Pesky Pedestals, Another Hate Crime and Loudon Co.'s Sign Problem

 JULY 5, 2021

**  BEW POV doc explores the history of Confederate statues -- and why they divide us.

**  Why the Confederacy failed to recreate the American Revolution.

**  Family of Bardstown  Army leader seeks to rename Fort Benning after parents.  (Bardstown, Kentucky.  For their father, Lt. General Hal Moore, a Vietnam hero.  At least he is not a black person.  I worry that ALL bases will be named for Blacks.)

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JULY 6, 2021

**  Monuments, pedestals  on the agenda of Richmond's Planning Commission on Tuesday.  (Virginia.  Guess what sad R. will determine here.)

**  Jackson statue vandalized. (Charlottesville, Virginia.  Again, this is not vandalism, it is a hate crime.  Treat it as such.  If a white person did that to a black person's statue, it sure would be called a hate crime.  Level the field.)

**  Loudon County weighs what to do with roads named for Confederates, segregationists.  (Virginia.  Figuring this is in Virginia, what do you think they will do?)

**  Loudon's segregationist symbols inventory finds 16 roads, Mosby Heritage Area.  (Virginia)

--Old Secesh

About Those Nagging Pedestals. Nancy, Monuments Are Down, Now What and a Confederate Manual

JULY 3, 2021

**  As Confederate monuments come down, the pedestals sometimes remain.  Why some consider that a troubling symbol.  (Sounds like a SPLC thing to me.  There is just no pleasing some people.  Also, evidently,  NCCRED.)

**  House  Speaker Nancy Pelosi writes letter asking Congress remove 11 Confederate statues from US Capitol.  (I am completely shocked that she would do something like this.)

**  Confederate monuments are coming down in NC.  What now?

**  House bill floats $1 M for renaming bases that honor  Confederate leaders, Fort Gordon included.

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JULY 4, 2021

**  Manual advises how to stop removal of Confederate statues:  don't mention race.  (This was put out by the SCV.  A very anti Confederate article from the Guardian.)

--Old Secesh

Civil War II: Iowa, US Capitol, Louisiana, Richmond, California and Maryland

JULY 2, 2021

**  Iowa Congressional delegation split on purging Confederate, white supremacist  statues from US Capitol.  (Guess who voted to do away with them>)

**  Settlement not reached in lawsuit to remove  Confederate Gen. Alfred Mouton.  (Louisiana)

**  Editorial:  Move, don't destroy Confederate statues.

**  Looking back:  Stonewall Jackson  statue removed from Richmond's  Monument Avenue one year.  (And the really sad thing is that new statues  (and only of black people) will be put up in their place.

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JULY 3, 2021

**  Community demands firing of employees who had Confederate flag in Elk Grove Unified School District van.  (California.  My question is this.  Does community here refer to Blacks and their white minions or the whole community.  Also, had it been a Black Lives Matter flag in the van, would that have been a problem?)

**  Talbot officials  ask court  to dismiss lawsuit seeking removal of Confederate monument.  (Maryland)

--Old Secesh

House Votes to Toss Taney and Confederates from US Capitol-- Part 2

 It failed to pass the Senate last year, but now backers are hoping for a different outcome now that they have a Democrat for president and Democrats control the Senate.  There will be absolutely no problem with it passing there because, well, we know how Democrats stand on all things Confederate.  What a change however.  At one time it was the Democrats who supported all things Confederate, but definitely not any more.

The vote comes against a backdrop of larger reckoning in the U.S. with racism, one that has prompted a reassessment of statues and other symbols that valorize white supremacy.

Protesters decrying racism last year targeted Confederate monuments in multiple cities, lading to many being taken down.  But many others remain in places of honor, including at the U.S. Capitol.

And, for those of you reading this blog, they are still coming down, but at least they are not being damaged and destroyed as much as they were.

--Old Secesh

House Votes to Toss Taney Bust, Confederate Statues

From the June 30, 2021, by Kevin Freking, AO.

The U.S. House voted Tuesday to approve a bill that would remove from the U.S. Capitol a bust of Roger Taney, the U.S. Chief Justice best known for a pro-slavery decision, as well as statues of Jefferson Davis and others who served in the Confederacy.

The bill passed 285-10.  A similar bill last year passed the House, but failed to get through the Senate.

Of course, most of the voting was along party and racial lines.  Most Democrats and Blacks voted to remove them.

This is one of the least surprising votes ever to happen in that august body.

Now, personally I don't have a problem with the removal of the Confederate statues since they did fight the Union and as such gave up any right to a statue in their honor.

The sad thing though, is that I am sure most of the statues will be replaced with those of Blacks.  I'm okay with some being of Blacks, but come on, aren't there some whites that are also deserving.

The Taney bust is going to be replaced by one for a black man.

--Old Secesh

The Second Civil War: New Orleans, Texas, U.S. Capitol, Conservatives and California

JULY 1, 2021

**  Confederate monument fight in New Orleans is the lens to "Neutral Ground" to examine race in America.

**  A Confederate  tradition:  The insurrectionists of January 6 also believed they were defending America.

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JULY 2, 2021

**  Dan Crenshaw again joins Democrats in voting to remove  Confederate statues from US Capitol.   (Texas U.S. Representative Dan Crenshaw.)

**  Opinion:  Sooner or later, the Confederate statues will go.  (Statues in US Capitol)

**   Conservatives balk at removing Confederate  statues from US Capitol.  Here's the problem with their reasoning.

**  Confederate flag displayed in Elk Grove district vehicle; two employees on leave.  (California)

--Old Secesh

Louisiana, Georgia, House of Representatives and Savannah

JUNE 29, 2021

**  In new strategy to move  Mouton statue, city argues that Confederate group no longer exists.  Lafayette, Louisiana)

**  Possible name change ahead for Fort Benning.  (Georgia)

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JUNE 30, 2021

**  House votes to purge Confederate statues from the Capitol.  (Imagine the New York Times calling it a purge.)

**  New billboard calls for removal of Georgia's Confederate monuments.

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JULY 1, 2021

**  Savannah City Council to consider removing Confederate busts in next steps  for Civil War  Memorial.  (Georgia)

--Old Secesh