'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

That Forrest Again. NASA Name, Memphis Flashpoint, School Names and Meetings

JUNE 5, 2021

**  The 901:  Dig up Forrest  and put tired Confederate monuments to rest.  (Memphis, Tennessee)

**  Confederate  name replaced with NASA pioneer's at Fairfax school.    (Katherine Johnson Elementary now.  Good choice.)

**  Arrest warrant issued for  Confederate flag-waving  man accused of threatening Shelby County commissioner.  (Memphis, Tennessee)

**  Powell  says it will review guidelines  after couple complains of parade car playing 'Dixie.'  (Powell, Ohio.  Come on!!   Really?  "Dixie?")

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JUNE 6, 2021

**  Confederate names  on schools are flash points.  Here's one community's story.  (Jacksonville, Florida)

**  Georgetown halts  brick program honoring  war veterans, including  Confederate soldiers.  (Texas)

**  Council meeting  turns political over Confederate signs in city.  (Louisiana)

--Old Secesh

Florida, Virginia, North Carolina and Texas

January 15, 2010

**  'Unifying' art replaces mural that featured Confederate flag.  (In Florida State Capitol.)

**  Va. school board will not ban Confederate flag in dress code.

**  Students back in court over Confederate statue case.  (A national civil rights organization called Lawyers' Committee  for Civil Rights Under Law filed it on behalf of five students and a teacher to intervene in the Silent Sam situation.)  Looks like we have another racist organization out there.

**  Texas school board starts 'new age of understanding,'  drops Confederate  song 'Dixie' after years of criticism.

**  Commission Wrap-up:    Commissioner supports revisiting Confederate memorial issue.  (St. Augustine, Fla.)   There is a sign there saying context will be added.  I support adding context to Confederate memorials if that is what it will take to prevent having hate crimes done to them.

--Old Secesh