Why Did It Take So Long for Some People to Realize They Didn't Like Those Pesky Confederate Statues?

AUGUST 2, 2020

**  Group organizes 'Save the Confederate statue' in Owensboro.  (Kentucky.  Nice to see some people not letting BLM run roughshod over them.  Of course, when you have a pro-statue demonstration, BLM is apt to show up and cause a confrontation.)

**  The above statue has been in front of the Daviess County Courthouse for 120 years.  (I have to wonder why it took black people so long to figure out they didn't like it?)

**  BLM billboard next to Confederate flag to be removed.  (Pittsboro, Chatham County, N.C.)

**  Trump in leaked conversation bragged about retweets for defending Confederate history.

**  Fort Mill hears 2 opposing views on Confederate Park.  here's how Mayor Savage responded.  (Fort Mill, S.C.)

**  Parker County's decision to keep Confederate statue sparks protest Sunday morning.

**  Analysis:  Mississippi group  aims for simple flag design.

**  Bernard Schoenburg:  LaHood lone Illinoisan to vote against bill to remove  statues in D.C.  (There are five Republican representatives from Illinois which means four of them sided with the Democrats.  Mustn't side with Democrats.)

I Don't Know About Those Four.  --Old Secesh

Embarrassing in Pittsboro NC, We Still Want to Know About Justice to the UNC Students Committing Their Hate Crime, A Poll

February 16, 2020

**  Virginia Democrats at odds over terms of Confederate statue removals.

**  Protesters at a polling site during early voting wave Confederate flags, shout racial slurs.  (Chatham County, NC.  Pittsboro is the county seat. I hate to have this happen.  It makes our side look worse.)

**  Keanu Reeves imposter poses with Donald Trump supporter wearing Confederate flag, causing confusion online.

**  Confederate Railroad to headline concert series.

**  Our View:  Judge rightly overturns sketchy deal on UNC's Silent Sam.  (Fayetteville (NC) Observer  "We applaud students and faculty at UNC-Chapel Hill  for their role in bringing about the judge's decision on Wednesday."  How about  when the justice system will start arresting and prosecuting those very same students and faculty for committing the hate crime in the first place?)

**  Should the legislature increase the fines imposed on cities that remove or relocate Confederate monuments?  (Times Daily of Alabama--  The voting so far:  Yes--  141  No-- 44)

--Old Secesh

The Confederacy Under Attack: The Pittsboro Confederate Monument Removed At Night

November 20, 2019

**  Case dismissed for man who challenged impacts of Confederate statue outside Clinton courthouse.  (Louisiana)  This is a real good story.

**  Confederate monuments should be removed.

**  Removal of Confederate statue outside Chatham County courthouse begins.  (Pittsboro)  Looks like another place to be added to my ever-growing boycott list.

**  Bellingham named a bridge after Confederate officer 100 years ago.  Why it's history.   Pickett Bridge is no longer that in Bellingham, Washington.

**  Museum exhibit in Lynchburg to display Confederate flag after consultation with community.  (Virginia)

Another Loss in Pittsboro.

You Have to Wonder Why So Many Hate Crimes and Removals of Confederate Statues Take Place At Night?  One Wonders.  --Old Secesh

Heritage Attacks Continue: Future of Confederate Monuments in NC Still in Limbo

November 19, 2019

**  Vandals splash yellow paint on Confederate monument  in downtown Salisbury.  (NC)

This has been "vandalized" before.  Drivers passing by pulled over to vent to TV crew.  Statue of an angel carrying a Confederate soldier.  More paint put on it in August.

**  Future of several Confederate monuments in North Carolina still in limbo.

**  In Nashville, Nikki Haley reflects on removing Confederate flag from Capitol while SC governor.

**  Third of four meetings sees Confederate committee still struggling with 'context' suggestions.

**  Confederate statue was erected to honor soldiers from Chatham County.  (Pittsboro, N.C.)

--Old Secesh