Macon, A 'Racist' Store in Ga., That Confederate Building

JUNE 24, 2022

**  Construction crews begin moving 200,000 pound Macon Confederate monument.  (Georgia)

**  Macon Confederate  statue moved  to Whittle Park.  (Let's hpope those that want it moved are paying for all of this.  No public money should be used.)

**  'Racist' Confederate  memorabilia store reopens in  Georgia to cries of  bigotry and hate.  (Kennesaw, Georgia.  Those offended by it shouldn't shop there.  Go to a less "racist" store. This is Dent Myers' old store.)

**  NC  Realtors Raleigh  headquareters has a Confederate history.  (Raleigh, N. C..  That nasty old building.  They should move.)

--Old Secesh

The Second Civil War: Macon, Jefferson Davis, Louisiana and Fort Polk

JUNE 23, 2022

**  Macon man  makes final plea to stop move of Cotton Avenue Confederate  statue.  (Macon, Georgia)

**  Toppled Jefferson Davis statue goes on display at The Valentine.  (Sad R.  The Valentine is an art museum and they are leaving the statue with all the paint and damage illegally done to it.  Just another shame for the City of Shame.)

**  Confederate monument is now  in new home in  DeSoto Parish.  (The one from Caddo, Louisiana)

**  Fort Polk Progress changes name to Louisiana Armed Forces  Alliance.  Fort Polk likely to be renamed for William Henry Johnson, a black hero from WW I.  He is deserving, but please do not rename all the forts after Blacks.)

**  Confederate monuments moved in Macon after years of dispute.  (Georgia)

--Old Secesh

Making Money Removing Statues. Macon, Ga., Tennessee, South Dakota and Selma

JUNE 22, 2022

**  Contractor turns  demolished Confederate monuments into NFT collection.  (Sad R.  He made a whole lot of money taking them down and had a definite political in with his bud, the mayor of Sad R.)

**  Two of Macon's Confederate monuments begin moving this week.  (Georgia)

**  Giles County to remove Confederate  memorabilia from  jury deliberation room.  (Tennessee.  I can agree with this move.  They have no business being in a place where juries decide a person's fate.)

**  South Dakota town to hold Civil War festival with Confederate flag.  (Canton, S.D.  Oh NOOOOOOOO!  How horrible of them.)

**  Selma Confederate monument theft case:  Trial set for 2023.  (Alabama.  I am surprised the people who stole it are being prosecuted instead of receiving heroes medals.)

**  2 Confederate monuments to be relocated from downtown Macon to outside Rose Hill Cemetery.  (Georgia)

--Old Secesh

Juneteenth, Lee Statue, Confederate Memorial Day But Not Juneteenth, Louisiana

JUNE 20, 2022

**  Lots of Juneteenth articles.

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JUNE 21, 2022

**  What happened to the statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that was in front of Lee High?  (Montgomery, Alabama.  It was messed up during the Floyd/BLM riots in 2020.)

**  SC recognizes Confederate Memorial Day, but not Juneteenth.   (So?)

**  c(C)onfederate holiday removal signed by Edwards.  (Louisiana.  Governor John Bel Edwards.)

--Old Secesh

VMI, Juneteenth, Wildman's Again and Kentucky

JUNE 18, 2022

**  Under attack:  Virginia Military Institute's culture forced to change.  (You don't ignore your history.  Especially your proud history.)

**  Sunday is Juneteenth:  How did that come about?  (Not my holiday.  Take away Confederate ones and replace with black ones.  I don't think so.)

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JUNE 19, 2022

**  Georgia city official resigns after Confederate shop reopens.  (Kennesaw, Georgia.  Wildman's Civil War Surplus reopened after Woldman's death.  Awww!  Poor politician.)

**  Kentucky Supreme Court to review monument removal decision.

--Old Secesh

Civil War II: Arkansas, North Carolina, Country Music and Jacksonville

JUNE 17, 2022

**  Rules on historic markers in Arkansas advance; cities await  legal guidance by state.  (Do you think this involves keeping certain historic monuments?)

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JUNE 18, 2022

**  Tyrrel County activists want  Confederate monument removed.  (North Carolina.  How do you get to be an activist anyway?)

**  Luke Combs addresses  Confederate flag controversy in new interview.  (Luke Combs is a big country music star.  Someone saw a Confederate guitar in an old video and, of course, had a hissy-fit.)

**  Mayor Curry will continue pushing  for Confederate monument removal.  (That Jacksonville, Florida mess.)

--Old Secesh

How Do You Tote a Confederate Flag? The Wildman Striketh Back

JUNE 16, 2022

**  Judge convicts man who carried Confederate flag in Capitol attack.  (Lots and lots of srticles about this. I think that really bothered some folks.  He was convicted of obstruction, entering a restricted building,  disorderly conduct and  unlawful parading.  I wonder if it would have been unlawful parading had he been carrying a BLM flag?

**  (He was quite often referred to as the Confederate flag-toting man.  I wonder how you tote a flag?  His son was also convicted.  He should never have been in the Capitol under those circumstances anyway so am glad he was convicted.)

**  Georgia councilman resigns after controversial  Confederate store reopens.  (Kennesaw, Georgia.  Wildmans's Civil War Surplus store reopens after his death.)

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JUNE 17, 2022

**  Fairfax leans toward route numbers in renaming roads honoring the Confederacy.  (Virginia)

**  Confederate street renaming receives input from Fairfax County residents.  (Virginia)

Like Father, Like Son.  --Old Secesh

That Mess in Jacksonville or What You Got Against Women?

June 15, 2022

**  Council to decide fate of c(C)onfederate  monuments in vote Tuesday night.  (Jacksonville, Florida.  I  imagine this will result in the monuments being removed since Black and white wokers have been in such an uproar about them.  Maybe now they can start concentrating on the crime and murders in their city.  Makes you wonder where their priorities are.)

**  Council votes down  resolution to remove Confederate monuments.  (Jacksonville, Florida.  Well, that was a fast decision after the prior listing above.  One of the statues is of Confederate women.  Sounds a bit sexist to me.)

**  Resolution to fund Confederate statue removal in Jacksonville fails.  (The vote was 13-6 against it.  Cost expected to be $1.3 million.  The bill sponsor says he has private donors signed up to remove them.  I would support removal as long as those who want them removed pay for it themselves.  And, that amount has to cover reinstallation.)

**  VMI students, alumni  push back against Confederate memorials.  (Virginia Military Institute.  SPLC release.  I wonder what race the alumni and students were?  What about students and alumni who wanted the statues to remain?)

--Old Secesh

What Did Confederate Monuments Have to Do with the January 6 Insurrection?

JUNE 12, 2022

**  Who led to the insurrection of January 6?  Just look to our monuments.  (L.A. Times.  Okay, blaming the Confeds again.  There you go.)

**  Protesters rally against standing Confederate  monuments during Jacksonville bicentennial celebration.  (Florida.  I wonder how much crime and how many murders have taken place there  the last couple years while they've been trying to lose those statues?  Makes you wonder what's important to some folks.  It looked like about 25 protesters.  Huge turnout.)

**  Juneteenth marked as a state holiday  in Alabama this year.

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JUNE 13, 2022

**  Man who carried Confederate flag into the Capitol heads to trial.  (Jan. 6 insurrection.)

**  CAIR applauds Virginia school board's vote not to restore Confederate school names.  (That is an Islamic group.  How do they feel about Christian churches being built in Islamic countries?)

It Might Have Been Those Confederate Statues Still Remaining in Statuary Hall, You Know.--Old Secesh

The Second Civil War: SPLC, Baltimore's Monuments, Minnesota, Virginia and California

JUNE 11, 2022

**  SPLC  to screen movie, discuss Confederate monuments  Saturday.  (Montgomery, Alabama.  Do you think it wil be pro-Confederate or racist?)

**  Baltimore's 4 Confederate monuments to be part of Los Angeles art show.  (These monuments should have been given to the SCV or UDC.  I'm sure they will be shown in a negative light.)

**  Duluth  community, school district responds after student brought a c(C)onfederate flag to Denfeld.  (Denfeld HighSchool, Duluth, Minnesota.)

**  California's absurd focus on slavery reparations.  (California reparations?  Get serious folks.)

**  Shenandoah County School Board votes against restoring c(C)onfederate  school names.  (Virginia.  Thus avoiding a SPLC list.)

Wouldn't It Be Something for Some Journalists to Learn That Confederate is Capitalized?   --Old Secesh

Sometimes Certain People Don't Get Their Way. Awwwww.

JUNE 9, 2022

**  2 years later:  Confederate monuments still remain after  Mayor Curry said they would be removed.  (Jacksonville, Florida.  Aw, that just breaks my heart.  Sorry guys.)

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JUNE 10, 2022

**  Crews remove first pieces of  dismantled Caddo  Confederate monument.  (Louisiana)

**  What's likely inside time capsules found in Caddo Parish courthouse.  (Louisiana)

**  Pride flags are in and Confederate flags are out as CMA  Fest returns to Nashville after two year hiatus.  (Country music.  I'm not going anyway.)

**  Black woman loses  trial over co-workers Confederate  flag plate.  (Connecticut.  Like I said earlier... AWW.)

--Old Secesh

Let Those Who Want Confederate Mounuments Gone Pay for It Themselves

JUNE 8, 2022

**  Louisiana legislature scraps Confederate holidays more than 150 years after the Civil War.

**  Republican council member takes another shot at Confederate monument removal.  (Jacksonville, Florida.  He wants the city to put up half a million dollars for removal.  I say that those who want it removed should have to come up with the money.  Let them put their money where their mouths are.)

**  Washington County rededicates Confederate statue.  (Abungdon, Virginia.  It was moved from the courthouse.)

**  Confederate statue removed.  (Daviess County, Kentucky)

**  Students charged with raising c(C)onfederate flag at La Plata school.  (Maryland)

--Old Secesh

Time Capsules Are One Positive From Confederate Statue Removals

JUNE 6, 2022

**  Memory box found inside Caddo Confederate monument.  (Louisiana.  About the only good thing that comes of removing Confederate monuments.)

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JUNE 7, 2022

**  For Confederate bases, name change long overdue.  (Virginia Mercury)

**  Two time capsules found as Caddo's  Confederate monument is being removed.  (Louisiana)

**  Debate continues over Alabama holidays honoring Confederacy.

**  Bill to remove  Confederate holidays sent to the governor.  (Louisiana)

--Old Secesh

Confederadication: That Trace Adkins Guy, NASCAR, Louisiana and Alabama

JUNE 5, 2022

**  Confederate flag earpiece at Rock Plaza.  (Country singer Trace Adkins wore one at a concert.  How horrible of him.  Wait till SPLC finds about this.  They might put him on a list.)

**  NASCAR banned  the Confederate flag in 2020.  Company insiders explain how it happened.  (You know, that Bubba guy who Kappynappered it.)

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JUNE 6, 2022

**  La.  Senate approves cutting Confederate Memorial Day and Robert E. Lee Day from the state's holiday list.

**  Alabama  state offices close for holiday honoring Jeff Davis.  (What will SPLC have to say about that.  Probably will put the state on a list.)

--Old Secesh

How Do Black Veterans Feel About Renaming Bases? Louisiana, Confederate Holidays, Virginia

JUNE 4, 2022

**  Veterans of color on  proposed ditching of  Confederate names at 9 bases.

**  Vote means 2 Confederate holidays are fading away in Louisiana.

**  'That's an outright lie.'  Discussion gets heated regarding  Confederate  statue removal.  (Owensboro, Kentucky.   It has already been removed.)

**  Virginia county moves, rededicates Confederate monuments.  (Abingdom, Virginia)

**  Busts removed from Caddo Confederate monument in preparation for move.  (Louisiana)

--Old Secesh

Bringing Back Confederate-Named Schools in Virginia? Did You Hear the One About the Dumb Comedian?

JUNE 2, 2022

There were a whole lot of articles about the Kentucky Confederate statue being removed and the CMA  banning Confederate imagery.

**  Shenandoah County School Board votes against c(C)onfederate school name survey.  (Woodstock, Virginia.  They will vote on restoring the names of Stonewall Jackson High School and  Ashby-Lee Elementary at next month's board meeting.)

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JUNE 3, 2022

**  Students suspected of flying  of flying Confederate flag at Maryland school.  (La Plata, Maryland)

**  Tappahannock to remove Confederate figure.  (Essex County, Virginia.  The town council voted for removal. Of course, it was not put up for a people vote.)

**  Comedian stunned after asking a man in a Confederate  flag shirt if he is pro-slavery.  (Duh.  slavery was abolished with the 13th Amendment in 1865.  Looks like the comedian didn't do too well in history class in school.)

Dumb Old Comedian.  --Old Secesh

The Second Civil War: Fort Bragg, Fort Pickett and Country Music

JUNE 1, 2022

**  Reaction to new name of Fort Bragg mixed among  veterans, activists.  (It will become Fort Liberty.)

**  Man with Matthews ties considered for  fort name.  (Fort Pickett, Virginia.  A Virginia National Guard base.  Recommended new name is Fort Barfoot for Van T. Barfoot, U.S. Army in WW II, Korean War and Vietnam.)

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JUNE 2, 2022

**  CMA Fest bans Confederate imagery ahead of 2022 event.  (Country Music Association.  A definite attempt to attract Blacks to the music.)

Sounds Like Someone's Going NASCAR on Us.  Thanks Bubba!   --Old Secesh

Are We Still Fighting the Civil War? Maine, Kentucky and Virginia

MAY 30, 2022

**  Mainers rally against Confederate flag used in Memorial Day parade.  (New Gloucester, Maine. Sorry, but Confederate soldiers were American soldiers.  Go over there and stand with Kappynapper.)

**  Kentucky law still recognizes Confederate Memorial Day.  Why?

**  The Civil War:  The one we fought, the one we're still fighting.  (No kidding!)

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JUNE 1, 2022

**  Breaking:  Confederate statue removed Tuesday morning, base still remains.  (Owensboro, Kentucky)

**  Rep. McEachin praises push to change names of  Virginia bases currently named for Confederates.  (Virginia.  Did he just become aware of this?   Looks like he would have said something about it sooner.)

--Old Secesh

UDC Appeals Ruling, Renaming, NASCAR

MAY 28, 2022

**  UDC to appeal  ruling that Confederate monument belongs to Fiscal Court.  (Owensboro, Kentucky)

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MAY 29, 2022

**  What a Hero!:  New York street named  for Confederate  general now honors black Vietnam vet.  (Atlanta Black Star)

**  Hot ticket:  NASCAR hub gets sellout for Memorial  Day weekend.  (Coca Cola 600 in Charlotte.  Well, I sure didn't go or even watch it.)

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MAY 30, 2022

**  Traitors banished, heroes honored:  the Department of Defense gets base  renamings right.  (NY  Daily News.  Some more unbiased reporting.  But, note, that NOT all were renamed for Blacks.)

Those Who Think NASCAR Was Wrong for Banning the Confederate Flag Should Vote With Non-Attendance.  --Old Secesh

Civil War II: Should Confederate Soldiers Who Died in Civil War be Honored on Memorial Day

MAY 27, 2022

**  Opinion:  Should Confederate soldiers who died in the Civil War be honored on Memorial Day?  (Herald-Bulletin, Anderson, Indiana.  This was put in the form of a vote:  Yes, No, Not sure.  The results:  Yes:  74.2%, No:  20.2% and Not Sure:  5.6%.  You'll never guess how I voted.)

**   End of the 'blue and gray?'  National commission considers mothballing  legendary insignia of the 29th Infantry Division.

**  Kansas'  Eisenhower was a great American.  Army base should honor him, not a Confederate.

**  Commission recommends  new names for Georgia forts Gordon and Benning.  (Recommending Gordon be renamed Eisenhower and Benning renamed Moore.)

At least they weren't renaming all after Blacks.

--Old Secesh

Removing Confederate Holidays, Adding Black Holidays and Some More Unbiased Reporting from the Post

MAY 26, 2022

**  Louisiana  closer to removing Confederate-themed holidays.  (Let's see. Remove a Confederate holiday, add a black holiday.  I see.)

**  Preliminary work begins on Caddo Confederate monument removal.  (Louisiana)

**  Straw ballot on Confederate monuments  fails to win Jacksonville City Council support.  (Jacksonville, Florida.  There was to be a straw vote on it in November.  But. let's face it.  Those who want the statues removed know that if it is put to a people vote, they will lose.)

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MAY 27, 2022

**  Work to scrub the Confederate stain from military bases is off to a good start.  (Washington Post.  Nothing like some good old-fashioned non biased reporting, right Post?)

**  Confederate flag and gun rights taunt causes furor at University High School.  (Normal, Illinois)

--Old Secesh