Celebrating Lee and King Birthdays on the Same Day?

JANUARY 18, 2022

**  Alabama 1 of 2 states still combining King-Lee holiday.

**  Renewed effort to drop Confederate general from King-Lee holiday.  (Alabama)

**  Florida lawmakers want to remove three state holidays honoring  the Confederacy. (They will probably replace the Confederate ones with black ones, of course.)

I agree that the two birthdays should not be commemorated on the same day.  However, whose birthday was commemorated first?

--Old Secesh

The Insurrection Was a Confederate Resurgence. (Now, There's a Headline!) Arkansas, Flags, Georgia and Virginia

JANUARY 19, 2021

**  Arkansas leaders propose bill to repeal Confederate Flag Day.  (Both of them are white.  Surprising.)

**  The insurrection was a Confederate  resurgence.  (This is a good one.  Sounds like a conspiracy theory to me.  Sure does.)

**  Confederate flag here, MLK vigil there (and there).

**  Bill Berry:  Confederate flag in the Capitol is an affront to our  ancestors' sacrifices.

**  Gwinnett  citizens call for the removal of Confederate monument.  (Georgia.  The commissioner pushing this is a black man.  That is not racist?)

**  Virginia holiday commemorating Confederacy no longer celebrated.  (Lee-Jackson Day.  Real big surprise that happened in Virginia.  Will the last Confederate out of that sad state please turn out the light.)

--Old Secesh

Confederadication: Arkansas, Confederate heroes Day, SCV, U.S. Capitol Arrests, Kentucky

JANUARY 17, 2021

**  Arkansas leaders propose bill to repeal Confederate Flag Day.

**  Abolish Confederate Heroes Day:  Texas lawmaker  reintroduces bill after 'white supremacist' U.S. Capitol riots.  (Jarvis Johnson, a black man.    Wonder what his stand on the BLM riots in Texas was back this past summer?    Nothing racist about his statement, is there?)

**  Members of Sons of Confederate Veterans celebrate Lee-Jackson Day in Lexington.  (Virginia)

**  Far-right video blogger, man with Confederate flag among latest Capitol siege arrests.  (As well as all those who entered the Capitol should be arrested.  And anyone proven to have caused damage or a confrontation should especially be pursued.  I just hope authorities continue this policy when BLM start their riots when the weather warms up.)

**  Confederate marker's relocation stalls;  WKU tight-lipped about renaming colleges.  (Bowling Green, Kentucky,  Western Kentucky University.  The marker is for Bowling Green being named the Confederate capital of the state.

The school is also looking into changing the names of two WKU colleges:  Potter College of Arts and Letters and the Ogden College of Science and Engineering because these two men owned slaves.  Ridiculous.)

--Old Secesh

The Confederacy Under Attack: SCV, Forrest Bust, Civil Rights, Flash Confederate Statue Protest

February 23, 2020

**  Albany SCV group to hold  annual Lee-Jackson banquet.    (Albany, Georgia--  Wonder if there will be those protesters at it.)

**  How the son of a Confederate became a social justice champion in SC.  An interesting story.

**  TN lawmaker wants 'civil rights' monument  near state Capitol's Forrest bust.

**  Confederate statue protest   (Leesburg, Fla.)  Calling for a flash demonstration.

--Old Secesh

The Confederacy Under Attack: Name Change, When One Is All It Takes, GOP=Confederacy?

February 3, 2010

**  South Carolina's Relic Room Ponders Name Change.

**  Va. school board member  wanted to ban Confederate  flag attire.  Others disagreed.  (From the Confederate-hating Washington Post.  Just because one person doesn't like something, it is up to the majority to make the final decision.  Not the ONE!!)

**  A holiday whose time has passed.  (Guess which one.  Lee-Jackson Day)

**  CNN reporter compares GOP senators to "the Confederacy" after voting against additional witnesses.  (And guess whose side CNN was on.  For that matter, guess whose side Fox News was on.  Wouldn't it be wonderful to have media who don't take sides.)

**  Opinion:  We need to stop sayin' 'Ole Miss'  (From the Univ. of Mississippi student newspaper.  You know, Ole Miss and that "S" word.)

Maybe "Ole Wus?"  --Old Secesh

The Confederacy Under Attack: Birmingham, Chicago, Virginia, Washington Post

January 25, 2020

**  Birmingham (Alabama) fined over panels around Confederate monument.

**  Chicago man says HD Supply allowed racist figurine to be displayed.  (A black man was offended by a figurine in a warehouse.  All it takes in one person to be offended by a Confederate symbol of any sort to start problems.  I wish my feelings counted as much.)

**  Rep. McEachin a 'Johnny-come-lately' on removing Confederate statues.  (Virginia)

**  It's time for Virginia to retire Lee-Jackson Day.  (Washington Post  This newspaper is taking the lead in Confederate-hating.)

--Old Secesh

Confederate Memorial in Orange, Texas, Drawing Opposition, Lee-Jackson Day, Mississippi Bill

January 22, 2020

**  Did Confederate flags fly at a guns rights rally in Virginia?

**  Confederate memorial in Orange ignites modern day  civil rights  struggle.  (Texas)

**  Sons of Confederate Veterans  propose Lee-Jackson-King  Day instead of Lee-Jackson.  (Virginia)  Virginia's Senate passed a bill to remove Lee-Jackson Day as a state holiday.  I would not like to have both Lee-Jackson and MLK commemorated on the same day.

**  You thought Lakeland's Confederate statue was gone?   Not so fast.  (Florida)

**  Lee-Jackson Day luncheon illustrates toil to hold on to Confederate history.  (Lexington, Virginia)

**  Mississippi Senate bill  would prohibit moving public Confederate, other monuments.

--Old Secesh

Birmingham, Alabama, Is Mad, Confederate Holidays Under Attack, Virginia

January 18, 2010

**  Alabama Supreme Court won't rehear Confederate monument case.  City of Birmingham covered Confederate monument in plywood.

**  Confederate holidays have been in Ky law for nearly 100 years.  This bill will change that.  Would strike Robert E.Lee Day (Jan. 19) and Confederate Memorial Day (June 3).  Sponsored by a white state representative.

**  Photos show proposed  relocation site in Salem Cemetery for Confederate monument removed from downtown.  (Winston-Salem, NC)

**  Confederate battle flag supporters hold events as Democrats pus to remove Lee-Jackson Day.  (Lexington, Va.)  Seriously, Republicans must take back control of the state.

--Old Secesh

What Has Happened to Richmond and the State of Virginia? A Sad Time for the State

January 7, 2020

**  Richmond City Council asks Virginia for authority over Confederate monuments.   (And guess what they want to do with those monuments?)

**  Civil War medical museum prepares to amputate Confederate flag from logo.    (Nice play on words.)

**  Appellate court rules against bring Confederate  statue back to Travis Park.  (San Antonio, Texas)

**  Notham wants to eliminate Lee-Jackson Day as holiday, make Election Day a holiday.  (Virginia's governor and, Notham is white.)

**  Sweeping changes expected as Virginia Democrats take control.  (This does not bode well for our side.)

Hard to Believe They Would Be Wanting to Abandon Their Heritage So Much.  --Old Secesh

Lee's Statue, Elimination of Lee-Jackson Day in Virginia and Now William McKinley?

December 29, 2019

**  Robert E. Lee's statue does not belong in  US Capitol.

**  Virginia could vote to eliminate Lee-Jackson Day.

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December 30, 2019

** Why do northern states have Confederate monuments?

**  The Confederate flag stood for racism.

**  Letter to the Editor: Winkler saved Arcata more than $500,000 on statue removal.  (Arcata, California)  This is a statue of William McKinley.  More on it later.

--Old Secesh

The Second Civil War: Lee-Jackson Day, UNC Black Panthers, the Shame of Winston-Salem, and Now Medicine

December 28, 2019

**  A new bill would end Virginia's observance of a holiday celebrating Confederate generals.

**  UNC Black Panthers send letter to Board of Governors opposing Silent Sam settlement.  They are the first Blacks to attend UNC between 1952 and 1972.  So surprised they would be against the settlement. At least we know they ad no involvement in the tearing down of the monument.

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December 29, 2019

**  In 2019, gun violence persisted, the Confederate statue came down. the Dixie Classic Fair got a new name...  (Winston-Salem, N.C..  And, you will never guess why the fair name was changed.  Too bad they took the statue down.  I had wanted to visit the Chicago White Sox minor league baseball team there, but now the city is on my list of no-visit/boycott because of this.

**  Should rebel flags be treated as Confederate monuments?  Lynwood Cemetery lawsuit shifts.

**  New logo for Civil War Medicine Museum won't include Union or Confederate flags in entirety. You'll never guess which flag had the problem.

--Old Secesh

The Confederacy Under Attack: Lee-Jackson Holiday, Lee Statue, Silent Sam Again, Memphis, North Carolina and Pittsboro

December 27, 2019

**  Virginia lawmaker proposes  bill to end Lee-Jackson holiday.  (Joseph Lindsey is a black man, imagine that.)  At one time, Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday was celebrated the same day.  That was kind of weird.

**  Analysis:  Who joins rebel armies.

**  Governor's office seeks legislation to replace Lee's statue at US Capitol.

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December 28, 2019

**  Top stories of 2019:  UNC system gives Silent Sam to pro-Confederate group.

**  Confederate statues in Memphis given to Confederate group, descendants.

**  Students lead protest over Confederate flag, dress code.  (N.C. high school)

**  A reflection on Pittsboro's Confederate monument  from the lens of a Civil War historian.

--Old Secesh