Little Rock, Stone Mountain, Canada and Charlottesville

JANUARY 12, 2023

**  City of Little Rock sued over removal of Confederate monument from MacArthur Park.  (Arkansas)

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JANUARY 13, 2023

**  The truth about Stone Mountain's giant Confederate memorial.   (Georgia)

**  Freedom convoy trucker claims his Confederate flag wasn't racist.  (Ottawa, Canada)

**  Judge dismisses one count in Confederate statue lawsuit, but principal allegations remain.  (Charlottesville, Virginia)

**  How Stone Mountain weaponized  art against black people in a compelling new documentary.  (Los Angeles Times.  Really?  Weaponized!!  Come On!!)

--Old Secesh

Still, Those Pesky Confederate Flags and Monuments, Even Hats

JULY 28, 2022

**  Store owner in  Port Dover, Ontario,  pulls Confederate flag hats saying she is sorry.  (Canada)

**  Confederate flag seen at  California  raceway despite ban.

**  CAIR condemns South Carolina town's plan to install Confederate statue.  (Really.  Islamic people condemning anything with what they do?)

**  Southern Delaware town funds museum that  flies a Confederate flag.

**  Some upset  over Florence County Council decision regarding  historical monument.  (South Carolina.  sad rYou think CAIR, BLM, NAACP or SPLC?)

**  Williams:  Richmond's Confederate monuments are mostly gone.

--Old Secesh

Civil War II: Confederate Flags and Florida State Flag

JULY 8, 2022

**  An epic new ad  from Republicans explains why  Confederate flags are  shameful and treasonous.  (Upworthy)

**  Confederate flag in Wheatley, Ont. sparks concern, but officials lack authority to remove it.  (Ontario, Canada.  I wonder if it was a BLM flag, would they be so upset?)

**  Is Florida's state flag 'the most overtly  racist symbol in the United States?'  (Miami New Times)

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JULY 9, 2022

**  Judge orders   Covingtn Confederate statue to remain until Monday hearing.  (Georgia)

**  Confederate flag at Mater Academy Hialeah Gardens causes controversy.  (Miami, Florida)

--Old Secesh

What Are Confederate Flags? Canada, Louisiana, St. Louis and Gainesville

JULY 7, 2022

**  An epic new ad  from Republicans explains why Confederate flags are shameful and treasonous.  (From Upworthy.  That flag will never be shameful and treasonous to me, but I sure hate it when white supremacists wave it.)

**   Feds seek prison for  Capitol rioter who had Confederate flag.  (They sure got upset about that flag being in there.  Thos epeople who illegally enetered the Capitol were rioters, but what were the BLMers back in 2020?)

**  Confederate flag in  Wheatley, Ontario sparks concern, but officials lack authority to remove it.

**  Our views:  Louisiana separates itself further from its Confederate past.  (The Advocate)

**  St. Louis school now honors pioneering black educator after dropping Confederate's name.  (Formerly Kennard School.  Now the Betty Wheeler School.  She is deserving of the honor.   But again, why do all schools renamed have to be for Blacks?)

**  Protesters  call Gainesville 'Most Racist Small Town in Confederate States of America'.  

--Old Secesh

Even New Mexico and Those Three States Still Commemorating Confederate Memorial Day

MAY 12, 2022

**  Special Report:  The Confederacy legacy lingering in  Las Cruces.  (New Mexico.  John Robert Baylor sign.  SPLC sniffed this one out.  Made the list, you know.  Ain't no Confeds getting past these guys.)

**  In these three states, 'Confederate Memorial Day' is still observed.  (South Carolina, Mississippi and Alabama.  But, yet, we can celebrate Juneteenth?)

**  Hamilton council votes to support ban on hate symbols, including Confederate flag and swastika.  (Canada.  Did they also include BLM material?)

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MAY 13, 2022

**  Shenandoah County School Board to discuss restoration of c(C)onfederate  school names.  (Virginia. Stonewall Jackson High School and Ashby-Lee Elementary School were renamed in 2020.  Boy is this going to make SPLC mad.)

**  Centreville  man pleads guilty after setting truck with Confederate  flag sticker on fire.  (Maryland)

--Old Secesh

Death Threats, Laws, Confederate Flag, Louisiana

MAY 2, 2022

**  In US, death threats to those  removing Confederate statues.  (Bangkok Post)

**  Arkansas  legislature prevents Confederate statue from being removed.  (Fort Smith, Arkansas.  Historic Monument Act of 2021)

**  Confederate flag taken down  after community backlash in Hamilton.  (Canada.  I wonder of there would be backlash over a BLM flag?)

**  Louisiana House votes to end days of honoring Lee, Confederates.

--Old Secesh

Now, Why Would SPLC Be Against a Confederate Rally?

APRIL 29, 2022

**  Residents  call on Bell County to remove c(C)onfederate  monument outside county courthouse.  (Belton, Texas.  A small group of Blacks and their white "Woke" friends.)

**  Stagecoach festival bans  Confederate flag displays in camping areas.  (California)

**  SPLC wants  Stone Mountain Pak to  revoke for permit for this weekend's Confederate rally.  (Georgia.  Now that really surprises me.  Could this be considered a racist stand?  Was SPLC against the BLM rallies in 2020 that ended up with rioting, looting and arson?)

**  Confederate flag outside Ontario house raises concerns about hate symbols.  (Canada.  I will tell you, one definite hate symbol id anything with BLM on it.)

**  Two Bell  commissioner candidates want  Confederate statue removed.  (Texas)

Something About SPLC Being a Bit Racist, You Know.  --Old Secesh

Confederadication: Canada, Tennessee, Stone Mountain and Texas

APRIL 27, 2022

**  Confederate flag  at Hamilton-area home prompts  calls for changes to hate-symbol laws.  (Canada.  As long as the changes involve classifying BLM as a hate sign.)

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APRIL 28, 2022

**  Tennessee county gets permission to remove Confederate flag from seal.

**  Groups call on Stone Mountain to cancel Confederate  event.  (Georgia.  One of them SPLC.  Big surprise.)

**  Two years later and still no plans to move Confederate statue.  (Belton, Texas)

--Old Secesh

Civil War II: Canada, TCU, Confederate Railroad and a Pesky Flag Tattoo

MARCH 25, 2022

**  Toronto couple finds  Confederate flag at  in Airbnb rental, company admits it 'mishandled' the situation.  ((The stupidity of some people.)

**  Texas Christian University digs into its past with initiative studying  slavery and racism.  (Do you think it is possible for a Southern school to not have a history with slavery?)

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MARCH 26, 2022

**  Amy Slaton and her husband attended a 'racist' concert with Confederate flags.  (Something about 1,000 Pound Sisters at a Confederate Railroad concert.  Things are getting real dumb these days.)

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MARCH 27, 2022

**  Sheriff candidate's husband had tattoo of Confederate  flag.

Again, It Just Keeps Getting Dumber.  --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

Don't Toss Those Confederate Beads at Mardi Gras. Might Offend, You Know. Scotland and Canada

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

**  Confederate flag beads tossed during Cleopatra parade land in Gallier Hall stands.  (New Orleans.  Well, just drop them next time.  Duh.)

**  Online petition seeks to make London  the latest Ontario community to ban Confederate flags.   (Canada.  Banned in Collingwood.  Are the BLM flags also banned.  To me that means hate, burning and looting.)

**  South Fulton mayor to propose changing  street named after Confederate general.  (Georgia.  Stonewall Tel Rd.   The mayor is Black and guess what?  He wants it renamed after another black person.  There are also other Stonewall Tell places in town, including a school.  I couldn't find out what Stonewall Tell actually stood for because the Confederate general in question had the name and nickname Stonewall Jackson.  So not sure what the Tell was all about.)

**  Murdo  Fraser criticized for  Confederate flag attack in Scottish Greens,  (Scotland)

**  Time capsule  meant for Confederate temple unearthed in Virginia.  (Sad R.  Temple?)

--Old Secesh

Confederate Flags in Canada, Time Capsules, Austin and the N.C. State Alma Mater Song

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

**  Black drivers who saw this Confederate flag in London, Ontario, have a message for homeowner.  (Canada.  Yet, we have to look at BLM signs, flags, tee shirts all over the place.  That offends me.  But, I don't count because I'm white.  Everybody knows only Blacks can be offended these days.)

**  Workers find a  box under Jefferson Davis Confederate monument.  (Sad R.)

**  Austin's Confederate Avenue will be renamed.  (Texas)

**  NC State removes  Confederate term Dixie from  alma mater song.  (Gosh.  The offending words were "Where the winds of Dixie softly blow o'er the fields of  Caroline."  At least they didn't say cotton (you know, slaves picking it).  Maybe change it to the "winds of BLM or George Floyd.")

How Ridiculous Can This Get.  Evidently More So.  --Old Secesh

Confederadication: Sad R., Shreveport, Canada, Alabama, Forts and Charleston

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

**  Possible time capsule found  in Jefferson Davis pedestal.  (Sad R.)

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FEBRUARY 18, 2022

**  Confederate monument removal plans progress but relocation date not set.  (Shreveport, Louisiana)

**  Swastikas and Confederate flags seen at Canada's 'Freedom Convoy.'

**  Lawsuit involving  Florence's Confederate statue going  before judge.  (Alabama)

**  Column:  Army forts named for rebels should be renamed posthaste.  (Chicago Tribune)

**  Confederate marker fight may send SC and Charleston to court.  

--Old Secesh

A Guy Running for Office Really Did That?

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

**  Louisiana  Senate candidate Gary  Chambers burns Confederate flag in new campaign ad.  (Of interest, the candidate is a black man.  Who'd have figured.  Could that be considered a hate crime?  We are not impressed.   And, believe it or not, this guy is a Democrat.)

**  Why are Canadian protesters flying Confederate flags?

**  Proposed Alabama bills would protect Confederate monuments and raise fines if they are removed.

**  N. Carolina town council opts to remove Confederate monument.  (Edenton.  Only two of the members are Blacks.   Someone wants a new statue there to honor a black slave who escaped.  Take down a Confederate statue and replace it with a black statue.  That sure can make for bad feelings.)

Funny Guy in Louisiana.  --Old Secesh

Canada, SPLC Again and South Carolina

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

**  Man with c(C)onfederate flag told to leave by Ottawa truckers: 'We called him out.'  (Canada)

**  SPLC launches third edition of whose heritage?  Report tracking Confederate memorials and their removals across the United States.  (Talk about your super-racist groups, that SPLC is right there.)

**  Legislators try to remove Orangeburg statue;  Confederate monument bill passes senate.  (South Carolina)

**  Anti-vax convoy leader  says he welcomes protesters  displaying 'Confederate flags' in Ottawa.  (Canada)

--Old Secesh

British Columbia, Kentucky, Woodrow Wilson, Rome, Montgomery, Idaho and Knoxville

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

Confederadication: Flags, High Schools, Canada, Pennsylvania, Kentucky and Texas

OCTOBER 30, 2021

**  Lucy Beckham  High parents call for action after  Confederate flag incident.  (South Carolina.  I wonder what race these parents are?)

**  Hilton  student to face discipline for wearing a c(C)onfederate flag at school.  (Hilton, NY.  Come on, Rochester First, PROPER NAME!!   Also, would a student wearing BLM or NAACP be disciplined?)

**  As Confederate  statues come down, a retired soldier on how he broke with the lost cause.

**  Confederate flag removed from Kelowna Halloween display.  (Canada)

**  Should government landmarks named for historical Confederate  figures be renamed?

**  Confederate symbols spark concerns on Athens High's America Day.  (A student was wearing a "Confederate-style Gadsden flag.  (Pennsylvania.  I don't think Confederate troops ever carried that flag into battle.)

**  Will Kentucky follow Texas' lead and pass anti-critical race  theory legislation?

--Old Secesh

The Second Civil War: North Carolina Statues, What Happens After Removal? South Carolina and Canada

OCTOBER 28, 2021

**  NC officials have taken down more than 20 Confederate monuments recently.  Here's where.

(Asheville, Charlotte, Clinton, Durham, Fayetteville, Greensboro, Greenville, Lexington, Louisburg, Oxford, Pasquotank County, Pittsboro, Raleigh, Reidsville, Rockingham, Rocky Mount, Salisbury, UNC-Chapel Hill, Wadesboro,  Warrenton, Wilmington, Winston-Salem.)

**  What happens to Confederate monuments after NC removes them?  (Here's what should happen:  First:  All removal, storage and finding a new place for them should be paid for by the people who want them down.  Second:  The statues should be turned over to the UDC, SCV or a state or national battlefield.  Third:  All damage caused by BLM and kindred groups has to be repaired at their cost.)

**  Brunswick Confederate monument wrapped in  plastic during jury selection in Arbery case.  (South Carolina)

**  Confederate flag and hanging effigy prompts Kelowna RCMP investigation.  (Canada)

--Old Secesh

Civil War II: Canada, Va. Tech, Photographs, Georgia Schools and Tennessee

AUGUST 30, 2021

**  Confederate flag in Invermere stirs deep concern.  (British Columbia, Canada.  It was on the front of a truck.  It wasn't going to hurt anybody.)

**  Virginia Tech issues statement on reports LBGTQ flag stolen and replaced with Confederate flag.  (Say they're against all forms of prejudice.  What about the prejudice against all things Confederate.  That's a prejudice too.)

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AUGUST 31, 2021

**  A photographer's look at Florida's Confederate  monument sites.

**  Georgia leads country in schools named after Confederate leaders.  (Sounds like a SPLC thing to me.)

**  Vote to remove Confederate flag from Williamson County seal delayed for Sons of Confederate Veterans.  (Tennessee.  Have to wait until Feb. 2022.)

--  Old Secesh

Virginia, North Carolina, Pride Flags, Capitol, Canada and Mississippi

AUGUST 10, 2021

**  Lexington City Council approves renaming Confederate-themed street. (Virginia.  New Market Place will become Evergreen Place.  The Battle of New Market was a Confederate victory.)

**  State Confederate sons and daughters contest Wilmington's settlement  with local chapter.  (North Carolina)

**  Pride flags stolen, replaced with Confederate flags at Virginia Tech's Wesley Center.  (Blacksburg, Virginia)

**  Fact check:  Police officer Michael Fanone did not storm the US Capitol waving a Confederate flag.

**  Hamilton  councillors to ban Nazi swastikas, Confederate flags, from city property. (Canada)

**  Leaders must decide how to replace Confederate monuments.  (Mississippi.  Of course, replace all Confederate monuments with monuments to black people.)

--Old Secesh