DECEMBER 27, 2021
** Racial reckoning turns focus to roadside historical markers.
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DECEMBER 28, 2021
** Robert E. Lee: Long sought-after time capsule discovered under Confederate general's statue. (Sad R.)
** Park honoring Confederate veterans opens in Northwest Jacksonville. (Florida. Guess who isn't happy about it?)
--Old Secesh
DECEMBER 24, 2021
** A voting rights activists explains why she tore down a Confederate flag. (South Carolina Capitol building. A black woman of course.)
** Evidently, the time capsule that was found in the pedestal of the Lee statue in Sad R. was not the one they were looking for. But, any time capsule is history in my books.)
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DECEMBER 25, 2021
** Residents ask commissioners to remove Confederate soldier tribute.
** Lead box under Richmond's Lee statue pedestal wasn't the famed 1887 time capsule, historian says.
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DECEMBER 26,2021
** Mississippi's AG Lynn Fitch's family loves cruel Confederate general and Klan wizard. (Daily Beast. I am so surprised this media source would say something like that.)
--Old Secesh
DECEMBER 20, 2021
** Orangeburg native's new film to be screened at OCL; community discussion to follow. (South Carolina. It's about a Confederate flag that flies by a creamery. Personally, under the circumstances, I think the flag should be removed.)
** Pioneering black educator's statue to replace Confederate statue at the Capitol. (Florida. Mary Mcleod Bethune to replace Confederate General Edmund Kirby Smith's. It is okay to replace Smith's with Bethune's. She is more worthy of it than Smith. But, let's not always just replace a Confederate statue with that of a black person.)
--Old Secesh
DECEMBER 23, 2021
** Lee monument capsule containing Confederate objects to be opened on Wednesday. (Sad R.)
** Confederate statue's new museum home in Mobile sees record-breaking attendance despite COVOD-19. (Mobile, Alabama. History Museum of Mobile. New home of Raphael Semmes statue.)
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DECEMBER 24, 2021
** Watch opening of Confederate time capsule discovered during disassembling of Robert E. Lee statue. (Sad R.)
What was found in it: 1875 almanac, silver coin, a tattered book and a pamphlet of some type. There is a general belief that this was not the one they thought they'd find.
--Old Secesh
DECEMBER 18, 2021
** Students address school board about Confederate flags, start petition for a ban. (Orange County, Va.)
** How a once visible Alabama Confederate monument is now displayed 'among hundreds' pf objects. (Mobile, Alabama. The Raphael Semmes statue is now in the History Museum of Mobile.)
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DECEMBER 19, 2021
** Hearing set on bid to dismiss suit over Confederate memorial. (Tuskegee, Alabama)
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DECEMBER 20, 2021
** The hideous people behind the 'heinously ugly' Confederate statue. (The Daily Beast. That truly ugly Forrest statue near Nashville, Tennessee.)
** Group to hold Confederate monument protest before Jaguars game. (Jacksonville, Florida)
** Bubba Wallace on becoming NASCAR's most-hated driver after noose-incident. (A Kappy-Napper wanna-be.)
--Old Secesh
DECEMBER 17, 2021
** Confederate monument removed from outside Caldwell County courthouse. (Lockhart, Texas)
** Confederate heritage remains engraved on Fifth Street bridge. (Augusta, Georgia. Named the Jefferson Davis Memorial Bridge. Do you think they want a name change? Probably rename it the George Floyd Bridge after this wonderful example of a man.)
** Who are the Sons of Confederate Veterans? (The Nation. A bunch of neo-Confederates. A very negative piece.)
** Crews may have found 1887 time capsule in Lee statue base. (Sad R. The governor had said the pedestal would remain, but has since reversed that decision. Well, he finally did something good. Thank you governor. That eyesore (that he lauded) should have been taken down the same time as the statue removed.)
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DECEMBER 18, 2021
** Storied 29th Infantry patch possibly on chopping block due to Confederate ties. (U.S. Army. It has a blue-grey yin-yang symbol on it. And you know that wokesters now hold the color grey to be "Bad."
--Old Secesh
DECEMBER 15, 2021
** Confederate statues become a hot commodity, Here's where they're ending up.
** Group pushing for Wheeler High name change to join virtual SPLC panel. (Georgia. Named after Gen. Joseph Wheeler. I wonder where SPLC stands on this. What do you think?)
** Washington County Board of Supervisors votes to relocate Confederate monuments to green space. (Abingdon, Virginia)
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DECEMBER 16, 2021
** Unsuccessful bidders launch formal protest against melting down of Lee statue. (Charlottesville, Va. Perhaps they should find a statue of Martin Luther King and melt it down for public art.)
** Commission recommends moving Calhoun statue to California art exhibition. (Charleston, South Carolina)
--Old Secesh
DECEMBER 13, 2021
** Northam to remove Lee statue pedestal, transfer land to city. (Virginia's governor.)
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DECEMBER 14, 2021
** City removes mysterious new statue from site of former Dallas Confederate memorial. (Dallas, Texas. It was also removed.)
** Nation's largest Muslim civil rights group voices support for removing Tuskegee's Confederate monument. (Alabama. That's a good one. Islamic civil rights? I kind of doubt it.)
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DECEMBER 15, 2021
** Pennsylvania revises Confederate markers, recasts them as 'enemy' soldiers. (Maybe Southern states should revise markers and put up new ones recounting the horrors civilians faced from Union occupation units.)
--Old Secesh
DECEMBER 12, 2021
** First stones come off iconic pedestal that held Robert E. Lee statue in Richmond. (It is about time. What public officials permitted certain people to do to it as hate crimes is inexcusable.)
** Remember the Robert E. Lee window in Boise? A new historic figure just replaced him. (Idaho.. Replaced by Leontine Kelly, the first black Methodist bishop. Of course, Lee had to be replaced by a black person.)
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DECEMBER 13, 2021
** 3 speak on Catawba County Confederate statue debate. (Hickory, North Carolina)
** Bizarre Nathan Bedford Forrest statue finally removed after more than two decades of mockery. (The Daily Beast)
** King George resident will pay for relocation of Confederate monument. (Virginia. A private citizens will pay for it. This is what should always be done. I wonder how many of the people who want the statues removed would continue to want that to happen if they have to pay for it themselves?)
Hey, Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is!!! --Old Secesh
DECEMBER 10, 2021
** Confederate names task force votes to change highway names. (Fairfax County, Va. And you can bet the people did not have an opportunity to vote on it. Another example of spineless politicians rolling over for certain interest groups.)
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DECEMBER 11, 2021
** CityLab daily: How to repurpose Confederate statues as art. (Bloomberg. Big surprise.)
** Inside the debate over the future of toppled Confederate statues.
** Baltimore's Confederate statues, removed from public view in 2017, are headed for Los Angeles. (Part of an art museum display. Blacks will be making their own statues to display along side of the Confederate ones. We'll see what happens.)
** Monuments at Washington County Courthouse draw interest from three parties. (Virginia. As long as none of the groups are Black.)
--Old Secesh
DECEMBER 9, 2021
** Owners explain why they removed statue of Confederate general from Tennessee interstate. (Near Nashville. Nathan Bedford Forrest. It was ugly (which it was) and too much "vandalism.' But we know that is a cover word used for "hate crime.")
** 'It's the right thing to do': Loudoun County approves new names for Routes 7 and 50. (Virginia. Route 7 is Harry Byrd Highway and Route 50 is John Mosby Highway. I am sure they will have to be renamed for black people.)
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DECEMBER 10, 2021
** Hot market for toppled Confederate statues.
** Noose, Confederate flag found hanging from utility line near Knotts Island. (Currituck County, NC.)
** Township rejected Black Lives Matter on bricks near controversial Confederate statue, lawsuit says. (Michigan. If a Confederate statue is offensive, so is BLM.)
** Only in America: Ugliest Confederate statue is no more. (Nashville, Tennessee. That was a real eyesore statue.)
That Statue REALLY Was Ugly. --Old Secesh
DECEMBER 7, 2021
** Confederate statue remains to be removed. (Sad R. The pedestal of the Lee statue is still there. That eyesore because of what certain people did to it and what the city and state governments allowed them to do should have been taken down when they statue was removed.)
** Statue of Confederate Gen. Forrest removed in Tennessee. (Along I-65 south of Nashville. Well, it was an ugly statue.)
** Thousands of 'renaming' nominations received. (Fort Rucker, Alabama)
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DECEMBER 8, 2021
** Charlottesville's statue of Confederate General Robert E, Lee will be melted down. (It is to be melted down into public art. The city council voted 4-0 to give it to the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center. This is a travesty. Notice they didn't put it up to a public vote. It should have been turned over to the SCV or UDC.
All Confederate statues should be turned over to the UDC or SCV. All expenses should be paid for by those who want them taken down.)
** Locals offer $3000 reward for Confederate monument vandals. (Murray, Kentucky. Again, NOT vandalism. This is a hate crime.)
More Shame on Charlottesville. --Old Secesh
DECEMBER 6, 2021
** Fort Benning to get a new name. Here are some possibilities. (Obviously, a lot of the suggestions are for Blacks. I am in favor of naming some of the bases after Blacks, but definitely not all of them.)
** There are 16 Baton Rouge streets with Confederate ties that could be renamed. (Do they all have to be renamed for Blacks?)
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DECEMBER 7, 2021
** New trial for Black man whose all-white jury met in room with Confederate symbols. (Tennessee. Let's see, "Black man", "all-white jury." Is Black white racists?)
** Mom shocked by school library Christmas book showing Santa with Confederate flag sack, gun. (North Carolina. The book was "Redneck Night before Christmas." Well, what would you expect from a book like this, but, it shouldn't have been in a school library. I saw some pages of it and it was a real knock on rednecks. How dare Santa have a Confederate flag on his presents sack!!)
A Rebel Santa? Het Mom, Don't Let Your Kid Read Books About Rednecks!! --Old SeceshNeck
DECEMBER 4, 2021
** Confederate statue outside Kentucky courthouse vandalized. (Calloway County. That is not vandalism. It's a hate crime.)
** Tennessee man gets new trial after jury met in a room with Confederate symbols. (Dumb)
** Building honoring Confederates, segregationists won't get renamed. (Georgia's public university system.)
** City Council will discuss final disposition of Charlottesville's Confederate statues. (Virginia. And, believe me, it won't be good.)
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DECEMBER 5, 2021
** New Orleans urged to switch street name from Confederate to music legend. (Robert E. Lee Boulevard to Allen Toussaint.)
** Northam to remove Lee statue pedestal, transfer land to city. (Virginia governor. That pedestal should have come down as soon as the statue was removed. What the city and state allowed to be done to it is an embarrassment.)
--Old Secesh
DECEMBER 2, 2021
** Prosecutor: Confederate statue doesn't have to be moved for Black man to get fair trial. (Winchester, Clarke County, Virginia. I tell you, they just keep getting dumber.)
** Montgomery, Alabama, fined for replacing Confederate street name with Civil Rights tribute.
** Fort Benning and Fort Gordon to be renamed. (Georgia)
** CCSO investigating Confederate monument vandalism. (Murray, Calloway County, Kentucky. Callloway County Sheriff's Office. Again, this is not vandalism. It is a hate crime.)
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DECEMBER 3, 2021
** 'We just feel it': Racism plagues U.S. military academies. (Washington Post)
** Fort Gordon one step closer to being renamed. (Georgia)
** Fort Benning name suggestions officially closed; over 34,000 submissions received. (Georgia)
--Old Secesh
DECEMBER 1, 2021
** Confederate heritage group fights lawsuit to remove Tuskegee Confederate monument. (Tuskegee, Alabama. United Daughters of the Confederacy.)
** Task force to recommend name changes for two Fairfax highways named for Confederates. (Fairfax County, Virginia. Hard to believe this could be happening in Virginia.)
** No more flags as capes: Flag-wearing frenzy leads to ban at Camino Real Middle School. (New Mexico. Students were wearing flags as capes (including gay and transgender ones) until someone wore a Confederate flag cape. Then, guess what.)
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DECEMBER 2, 2021
** When Confederate flags flew in Seattle. (Washington. For the premier of the movie "Gone With the Wind." Bet they're still embarrassed about that.)
** Caldwell County votes to remove Confederate monument, relocate it to a museum. (Lockhart, Texas. And, guess who did the voting. It sure wasn't the people. It was those county commissioners who "represent" the people, or, well, at least some of them.)
--Old Secesh
NOVEMBER 29, 2021
** Confederate flag image removed from Okanagan College website. (British Columbia, Canada. Oops.)
** In Kentucky, the 'Lost Cause' lingers as a new myth takes hold.
** New Jersey to remove President Woodrow Wilson's name from high school over his support for the KKK and the Confederacy.
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NOVEMBER 30, 2021
** After Confederate controversy, Rome experiments with naming historic landmarks. (Rome, Georgia)
** Alabama threatens to sue Montgomery over Confederate street name. (Renamed Jeff Davis Avenue the Fred D. Gray Avenue. Mr. Gray is a Civil Rights attorney.)
** Opinion: Why are we celebrating the Confederacy in Idaho? (After the war, many Confederates moved to Idaho.)
** 'Yeah, names do hurt': As America changes, West High School weighs its Rebels nickname. (Knoxville, Tennessee)
--Old Secesh
NOVEMBER 26, 2021
** King George County votes to move Confederate monument. (Virginia. The key point here is that it was the board of supervisors who voted to move it, not the people. This probably would not have happened had the people voted.)
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NOVEMBER 27, 2021
** Contract awarded to move Confederate monument. (Talbot County, Maryland. It will cost $67,000 and is being privately funded, which is the way it should be. No public money used and the money coming from those who want it removed.)
** City won't put Confederate monument on agenda. (Helena, Montana)
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NOVEMBER 28, 2021
** The stance on Virginia's Confederate monuments: It's complicated.
--Old Secesh
I just noticed that this post will be the 1005th post since I started this blog back in September 2019.
I had tried on two prior times to start a blog, but was unable to get it to work correctly, until this one.
I started this because of all of the attacks on the Confederacy and was hoping I wouldn't have to, but those attacks continued. Even now, I would be more than happy to give this one up if the attacks stop, but I doubt that will happen.
Looking to Stop This Blog. Come On Guys. Let Up On Your Attacks. --Old Secesh
NOVEMBER 24, 2021
** National Association of Realtors bars Confederate flags from listing photos. (Et Tu Realtors?)
** This Confederate flag-tattooed felon is running for Congress. (Jason Mariner of Florida.)
** Historical Society asks to repurpose and preserve Confederate memorial. (Abingdom, Virginia)
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NOVEMBER 25, 2021
** King George will move Confederate memorial. (Virginia)
** Move the Monument coalition seeking donations to fund Talbot Confederate monument relocation. (Maryland. I can agree with this if the coalition was the one that wanted it removed in the first place. Then they should pay for it.)
** Montgomery faces fine lawsuit for dropping Confederate name. (Alabama)
--Old Secesh
NOVEMBER 22, 2021
** Historically Speaking: Norwich's U.S. Navy frigate, the USS Confederacy. (Imagine a ship with this name in the U.S. Navy, but it really was. Hopefully we won't have to go back into the past and change the name because it offends certain people.)
** Georgia regents: No college name changes over racial history. (A list of 75 names of buildings named after people involved with slavery, segregation or mistreatment of Indians.)
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NOVEMBER 23, 2021
** Heritage group honors Black men it says were Confederate veterans. (Alabama. 48th Alabama Re-enactment group. Even though some historians say black Confederates were just a myth.)
** Confederate flag banned from flying in Mechanicsville Christmas parade. (Virginia. As long as anything BLM is also banned.)
** Confederate monuments to stay in place in Bastrop until relocation plan finalized. (Texas)
** Next step for Confederate names task force. (Virginia. You know, removing the names and renaming them for Blacks.)
--Old Secesh
NOVEMBER 19, 2021
** Waynesboro leaders looking to remove Confederate monument from downtown park. (Virginia)
** Jacksonville to decide fate of Confederate monuments in 2022. (Florida. Again, I don't understand why Blacks are so upset about the statues when their own people are shooting and killing each other. Seems like that would be a bigger issue.)
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NOVEMBER 20, 2021
** Confederate statue relocation moves forward. (Farmville, Virginia)
** Racist or offensive names persist in U.S. parks; new plan confronts them. (The Wilderness Society)
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NOVEMBER 21, 2021
** Removal of Confederate monument in Randolph County to a suitable place.
--Old Secesh
NOVEMBER 17, 2021
** Answer Man: Confederate flags at Riverside Cemetery? Asheville allows them. (Asheville, North Carolina. Of course, someone saw them and was upset.)
** Clarke supervisors taking monument ownership to court. (Berryville, Virginia)
** Process underway for renaming Louisiana's Fort Polk.
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NOVEMBER 18,2021
** Confederate monument debate will continue in Jacksonville. (Florida)
** California museum requests John C. Calhoun statue. (From Charleston, S.C. Bad idea. They intend to do something very negative to the Confederacy with it.)
--Old Secesh
