The Second Civil War: How Do You Get To Be an Activist?

MARCH 22, 2022

**  Removed  Confederate monument sets milestone in Maryland.  (The "Talbot Boys" statue.  The last Confederate monument on public space in the state.  A coalition raised the money to remove it which is exactly what should always be done for statue removal.  The folks who want it done should PAY for its removal.  It is going to a Civil War battlefield.)

**  Confederate statue condemned at court hearing.  (Virginia.  A current trial of a black man is going on.)

**  Duvall County activists protest to show support  of removing Confederate monuments.  (Jacksonville, Florida.  Again, how do you get to be an activist.  Do you have to go to college?  There sure seem to be an awful lot of black activists.)

**  Coalition pushes to return Robert E. Lee bust to downtown Fort Myers.  (Florida)

--Old Secesh

Should a Confederate Monument Be Removed If There Are More Whites Than Blacks in a Town?

MARCH 21, 2022

**  Will this predominately white town remove its Confederate monument?  (The people should vote on it.  If there are a lot of "woke" whites voting along with the Blacks, then they should have enough votes to remove it.) 

**  Ketanji   Brown Jackson fought injustices while at Harvard.  (Supreme Court nominee.  Someone had a Confederate flag in their dorm window.  She objected to it.  Wonder how she feels about a BLM flag?  The fact that she was the one and only one considered for the job makes me wonder if there were any white men also qualified for the job who might have been overlooked because of their sex and race.  Makes you wonder.)

**  Push to bring Robert E. Lee bust back to downtown Fort Myers.  (Florida)

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MARCH 22, 2022

As you may well imagine, there are lots and lots of stories out now about the renaming of the bases.

**  New plan  proposed to remove Jacksonville's remaining  Confederate monuments.  (Florida)

--Old Secesh

A Church Contextualizes. Renaming Those Bases, What Did Joe Biden Do? and SPLC Again

MARCH 20, 2022

**   Williamsburg's historic Briton Parish Episcopal Church  to contextualize its Confederate monument.  (Virginia.  Okay, I had to keep looking at the headline to see how to spell contextualize.)

**  Two Georgia bases to get new names thanks to Confederate ties.(Fort Benning and Fort Gordon)

**  Eisenhower, Powell and Tubman could replace Confederate names on Army bases.

**  Did Joe Biden vote to restore Jefferson Davis?

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MARCH 21, 2022

**  Map: Where North Carolina Confederate monuments remain.  (And you'll never guess where the information came from.  Right SPLC.)

--Old Secesh

Confederate is a Proper Name Folks!! Some Don't Get It.

MARCH 19, 2022

**  New legislation filed  to speed up removal of c(C)onfederate monuments in Jacksonville.  (Florida.  Come onNews4Jax, PROPER NAME!!!!  And with all the other problems Jacksonville's Blacks face, this is what they're going after.  Really?)

**  Maryland removes its last  Confederate monument of public land.

**  Councilman pushes plan to finally remove Confederate monuments.  (Jacksonville, Florida.  Matt Carlucci, a white man.  Must be a "Woke" white.  At least WJCT News gets the proper name thing.  The statue in question is dedicated to Confederate women.  Women whose lives were turned upside, property looted by Union forces, husbands and sons killed.  Who'd have figured folks could sink so low?)

**  You might notice this Confederate emblem on Lexington's seal.  Town says you won't for long.  (South Carolina)

--Old Secesh

The Second Civil War: Those Base Names and Louisiana

MARCH 18, 2022

**  Opelousas Confederate monument will remain in place until questions are answered.  (Louisiana)

**  St. Landry Parish Council postpones vote to remove Confederate monument after tense debate.  (Louisiana)

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MARCH 19, 2022

**  Confederate base names to be replaced with famous US heroes and heroines.  (Britain)

**  Puckett, Benavidez, Cashe among finalists to replace Confederate base names.

**  Black Civil War  luminaries from Virginia among potential new names for Forts Lee, A.P. Hill and Pickett.  (Virginia.  Again, let's not just rename all for Blacks.  Surely, some whites must be worthy.)

--Old Secesh

Here Are My Choices for Black Renamed Confederate Bases (and One More)

Since the bases are going to be renamed, I have a short list of ones I think are deserving.  I do not want every one of them renamed after a black person.  I know that goes against what a lot of people want to happen.

But, here are four Blacks who I think would be good choices"

Benjamin O.  Davis, Sr. and Benjamin O. Davis, Jr.  Senior was the first black general in the U.S. Army and the son was the first black general in the U.S. Air Force as well as commander of the Tuskegee Airmen.

Jackie Robinson fought not only to break the color barrier of Major League Baseball, but also the color barrier in the U.S. Army as an officer during World War II.

Colin Powell. I sure wish he had run for U.S. president.  I'd have voted for him in a heartbeat.

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Also, we could save a lot of money in renaming Fort Bragg because of General Edward S. Bragg who commanded the famed Iron Brigade during the Civil War.  I realize he is a white man, but very deserving in my books.

Again, I am not against renaming the Confederate base names.  After all, they did fight against the United States.  But, I do not want every base to be named after a black person.  Surely we can find some deserving white people as well.

Come On, People.   --Old Secesh

87 Names and 9 Bases: Fort Belvoir, Fort Benning and Fort Bragg

MARCH 18, 2022

**  Commission:  Fort Belvoir's name remains, for now.  (Virginia.  Not a Confederate general, but named after a plantation and all that entails.  You know.)

**  Renaming of Fort Bragg:  List of potential new names released.  (North Carolina  This article in the Fayetteville Observer also has a list of all 87 names under consideration.  Colin Powell is the only one  O originally recommended.)

I will write down my four recommendations in the next post.

**  87 finalists, 9 Army bases:  One of these options could be Fort Benning's new name.  (Georgia)

--Old Secesh

Confederadication: Renaming the Bases

MARCH 18, 2022

**  Here are the possible new names for 9 Army bases that honored Confederates.

The Naming Commission formed by Congress in 2021 received 34,000 recommendations for new names and  have narrowed it to just 87 now.

Some of them are:

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Alwyn Cashe

Roy Benavidez

 Colin Powell

 Harriet Tubman

Gary Gordon

Randy Shughart

I just hope they are not all renamed for Blacks.  I am in favor of three or four, but not all of them.

--Old Secesh

A Cost to Renaming Roads and Streets

From the February 18, 2022, Fairfax County Times (Virginia)  "Highway name changes in Fairfax County could come with hefty  price tag" by Sravan Gannavarapu.

In December the Confederate Names Task Force voted to rename the Lee Highway and Lee-Jackson Memorial Highway.

Springfield District Supervisor Pat Herrity said the cost for renaming these could come between $1-4 million due to significant fiscal impacts and customer impacts on businesses and residents.

And, then there is the cost of making new signs, taking the old ones down and putting up the new ones.

It was noted that recently  Wade Hampton Drive in Vienna had its name changed to Liberty  Lane.  As a result, each of the town's property owners  will receive $500 for out-of-pocket costs associated with the name change.

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Personally, I would like to see name changes put up to a vote.  If the majority of the people want the name changed, then change it.  But, have the cost of changing the name go to those who voted to change it.

Let Them Put Their Money Where Their Mouths Are.  --Old Secesh

Imagine There Being a White Activist? Bubba and Tennessee

MARCH 17, 2022

**  History buff and veterans rights activist sues to return Confederate grave markers in Madison.  (Wisconsin.  Imagine there being such a thing as a non-black activist!!  I here I was thinking that all activists had to be Blacks.  And, I would still like to know what college you have to go to to get your degree in activism?)

**  Bubba Wallace  on what it means to be authentic, talks Confederate flag at SXSW.  (Bubba is the only black driver at the top level of NASCAR and threw a hissy fit about the Confederate flags at events and really Kappy Nappered it.  And, then there was that "noose" thing.)

**  Williamson County seal  public comments to Tennessee Historical Commission.

Aren't All Activists Supposed To Be Black?  --Old Secesh

Bisons, Maryland, Talbot Boys and Louisiana

MARCH 13, 2022

**  Bison fills  onetime Confederate statue spot at Dixie State.  (Utah.  I thought they also had to change the name of the school.  You know, Dixie.)

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MARCH 15, 2022

**  Maryland's last  public Confederate monument removed.  (And I bet the dear folks over at SPLC are rejoicing.  Nice job guys.  Go make a list.)

**  It was the "Talbot Boys" statue.

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MARCH 16, 2022

**  Opelousas, St. Landry c(C)onfederate monument may be removed, replaced.  (Louisiana.  Come on Daily World, capitalize proper names.)

--Old Secesh

Civil War II: Why Does It Take Some People So Long to Realize They Are Offended?

MARCH 11, 2022

**  History and Confederate monuments.

**  South Carolina lawmaker faces backlash after wearing  Confederate-flag t-shirt to event.  (So?)

**  SC councilman apologizes after wearing Confederate flag shirt to community event.  (A follow-up on the previous post.)

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MARCH 12, 2022

**  Century old Confederate monument  set to be removed from Courthouse lawn in Easton.  (My question here is how come it took some folks so long to become aware that they were offended by it?)

--Old Secesh

Oh Those Pesky Confederate Flags

MARCH 10, 2022

**  Gary Chambers:  The Confederate flag burning Senate candidate is having a ball.  (Gary Chambers, Jr.)

**  South Carolina pol wears  Confederate flag shirt at event for black and Hispanic  kids.

**  Confederate flag t-shirt sparks debate at ex-Easton wrestling coach's discrimination trial nears.

**  LAWSUIT:  A history professor advocated for removing Confederate statues.  Then his college fired him.   (Collin College,  Texas)

**  Donor pays Montgomery's $25K fine for dropping Confederate name from street sign.  (Alabama)

--Old Secesh

Confederadication: Cordele, Greenville County, Louisiana Holidays and Mary McLeod Bethune

MARCH 8, 2022

**  Cordele moving ahead with removing Confederate monument.  (Cordele, Georgia)

**  Confederate flag shirt of Greenville County Council member protested.

**  Lawmaker files  legislation to end Louisiana's  Confederate holidays.

**  Montgomery officials considering renaming  streets named for c(C)onfederates, klansmen.  (Alabama)

**  Mary McLeod Bethune statue to be installed in U.S. Capitol's Statuary Hall.  (A worthy of the honor black woman.  But, will every removed statue have to be replaced with one of a black person?)

--Old Secesh

A Confederate Statue Replaced with a Non-Black One in Utah. Who'd Have Figured?

MARCH 6, 2022

**  Former site of Confederate statue picked for new symbol  at Dixie State University.  (Utah.  I am shocked that they didn't put up a statue to Blacks in the place of the Confederate soldiers.  They replaced it with a bison.  Of course, I am surprised that they haven't changed the name of their school yet.  I propose Woke State University.)

**  Replacing images of Confederate generals.  (Arkansas)

**  SC workers get Juneteenth, Confederate holiday choice.  (Personally, I think they should have a holiday devoted to that wonderful man named George Floyd who led such an exemplary life.)

And, Here I Was Thin king That the New Law Said That ALL Confederate Statues Removed Had to be Replaced with Ones of Black People.  Well, Just "Woke" Me.  --Old Secesh

Removal of Confederate Holidays Should be Put to Public Vote

MARCH 4, 2022

**  Upside down American flag flies above a Confederate flag in Magna.  (Magna, Utah)

**  Rep, Johnson:  "It took a lot of courage" leaders speak on move to remove Confederate state flag.  (Mississippi)

**  Second lawsuit over Confederate monument dismissed.  (Brunswick, Ga.)

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MARCH 5, 2022

**  Bill in Louisiana aims to  remove Confederate holidays.  (Again, put it to a public vote.)

--Old Secesh

Civil War II: Replacing Confederate Monuments with Black Ones

MARCH 2, 2022

**  Will monuments honoring people of color replace old statues of Confederate generals?  (Yes.  Unfortunately.  I am all for statues of deserving Blacks, but not when they replace Confederate ones.)

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MARCH 3, 2022

**  Liberty mayor reverses  decision on Confederate monument public comment.

**  Montgomery may rename  streets that honor Confederates, conquistadores.  (Alabama)

**  The City of Nashville moves to remove Confederate monument from Centennial Park.  (Tennessee)

**  Confederate monument coming down in St. Landry Parish.  (Louisiana)

--Old Secesh

Sad R.'s Remover, Full Reckoning, Groundbreaking and South Carolina

MARCH 1, 2022

**  Business owner who removed Confederate monuments speaks publicly for the first time. (Sad R.'s monuments.  This man made a lot of money doing this and was a big supporter of the mayor.)

**  Fully reckoning with the legacy of American slavery requires more than the removing of Confederate monuments.  (I agree with this.  The complete true story must be told.)

**  Groundbreaking planned on private park in Bentonville for relocated Confederate monument.  (Arkansas)

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MARCH 2, 2022

**  South Carolina Senate votes to remove Confederate holiday.  (Also Juneteenth proposed as new state holiday.  Of course, replace a Confederate holiday with a black one.  Real surprising.)

What a Burn!!  --Old Secesh

North Carolina, Bubba, D.C., Toppling Statues

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

**  3 debate Catawba County Confederate monument.  (North Carolina)

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FEBRUARY 28, 2022

**  Bubba Wallace documentary details NASCAR's Confederate flag ban.  (Yep.  This country sure has been mean and hard on him.  Reminds me so much of the Kappynapper.)

Hos net worth estimated at $3 million and 31st in NASCAR racing with about a $460,000 salary.  Currently makes about $2.2 million after signing with Michael Jordan's Racing team.  (Yen.com)

**  D.C. park, trail drop name of commissioner who displaced black families.

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MARCH 1, 2022

**  How a national movement toppled hundreds of Confederate symbols.  (New York Times)

--Old Secesh

Texas, Diamond, Georgia, Lee, Charleston and Alan Page

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

**  Texas still has  the third highest  number of Confederate  memorials  in the U.S.  (Sounds like a job for those racists over at SPLC.)

**  Diamond  bashed for using  Confederate flag in new video.  (Neil Diamond?)

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FEBRUARY 26, 2022

**  City to remove Cordelle c(C)onfederate  statue.  (Georgia.  Come on WALB.  Proper name!!)

**  'Robert E. Lee is not a war'  SC city argues to remove marker.  (Charleston, S.C.  Robert E. Lee Memorial Highway.)

**  Alan Page discusses  education, racism, Confederate monuments.  (Minnesota.  He was a former NFL player and Minnesota Supreme Court judge.)

--Old Secesh

Confederadication: South Carolina, Madison, Pinehurst, Canada

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

**  S. Carolina considers  replacing Confederate  Memorial Day.  (Of course, it will have to be replaced with another holiday honoring Blacks.)

**  Madison  attorney sues city over removal of Confederate Rest.

**  Pinehurst officials say Fort Bragg's new name should honor George Marshall.  (Not a black man. Who'd have figured?)

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FEBRUARY 25, 2022

**  What happens if you fly a Confederate flag in Canada.  (There are evidently a bunch of newly "Woke" folk up there.)

**  Bill giving folks a floating holiday to replace Confederate Memorial Day is heading to SC  Senate.

--Old Secesh

The Second Civil War: NAACP Again, Muslims, New York Fair and a Confederate Flag

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

**  NAACP says Confederate statue should be removed from public courthouse.  (Robeson County, N.C.)

**  CAIR supports  NAACP call for  removal of Confederate monument from N.C. courthouse.  (Council on American-Islamic Relations.  Maybe they should also call for a ban on Islamic treatment of women and the opening of Islamic countries to Christianity as well.)

**  Group:  Fair should ban Confederate flag to get federal  funds.  (Delaware County, New York)

**  Confederate:  Why flag on Diamond's video has caused a stir.  (He is a black Tanzanian recording artist.)

--Old Secesh

'Dixie' Written by a Yankee and Those Confederate U.S. Presidents

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

**  'Dixie':  The Confederate  anthem that was written by a Yankee.

**  Fairfax County  is set to finalize report on  renaming Confederate highways, districts.  (Virginia)

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FEBRUARY 22, 2022

**  NAACP of Robeson County requests removal of Confederate statue outside courthouse.  (North Carolina.  Imagine them wanting something like that.  What about BLM things?)

**  Tom Emery:  Several U.S. presidents had Confederate ties.  (John Tyler, Franklin Pierce, Zachary Taylor.)

**  Cordele City Commissioners  vote to remove Confederate statue.  (Georgia)

**  Confederate street name in Austin to be renamed after  black educator.  (Texas.  She deserves the honor, but why do they have to rename all Confederate streets after black people?)

--Old Secesh