Renaming Mania Continues. Who Pays for It?

MARCH 9, 2023

**  Confederate's name removed from Navy survey ship.  (USNS Maury, named for Confederate oceanographer pioneer Matthew Maury was renamed USS Marie Tharp.  She was an oceanographer as well and, believe it or not, a white woman.  Quite often all renamings are to Blacks.)

**  U.S. Army looking for local artist to design new logo for soon-to-be named Fort Eisenhower.  (It was Fort Gordon in Georgia.)

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MARCH 10, 2023

**  Board of Supervisors sends Fort Belvoir renaming concerns up to Secretary of the Army.  (Virginia)

**  Fort Polk to be renamed  Fort Johnson Summer of 2023.   (Louisiana.  Sgt. William Henry Johnson, a black World War I Medal of Honor recipient.  He is deserving of the honor, but, again, why do so many bases and things have to be renamed for Blacks?  Then name change is expected to cost $1.4 million for this one.  I say that those who want the name changed should have to pay for it themselves.)

**  Fort Benning renaming ceremony scheduled for May.  (Georgia)

Again, You Want It Renamed, YOU PAY For It!!!   --Old Secesh

North Carolina, Texas and Louisiana

MARCH 4, 2023

**  'Are you listening?'  Residents sound off on Confederate  soldier statue at Burke meeting.  (Hickory, North Carolina)

**  Texas students demand removal of statue linked to school's racist past.  (University of Texas Arlington)

**  Confederate monument still standing nearly a year after vote to remove it.  (St. Landry Parish, Louisiana)

--Old Secesh

Should Damaging Confederate Monuments Be Considered a Hate Crime?

JANUARY 14, 2023

**  Opelousas man accused of damaging Confederate monument may face hate crime charge.  (Louisiana.  Damage a black monument, that's a hate crime.  Same should be true if someone damages a Confederate one.)

**  The AP Hill statue is gone, but traffic  problems persist, drivers say.  (Sad R.)

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JANUARY 18, 2023

**  Why does Texas celebrate Confederate Heroes Day?

**  In some Southern states, this week's  holiday wasn't just for MLK.  (Guess what they're going after?)

"Vandalizing" Confederate Monuments Is Really a Hate Crime.   --Old Secesh

Slaves Back Then and Gun Ownership Today

AUGUST 26, 2022

**  Counties with more slaves in 1860 have higher gun ownership.

**  Doug Mastriano wore a Confederate Army uniform in an Army War College faculty photo. (He is a candidate for Pennsylvania governor.  And, Trump backed.  So?)

**  New name for Camp Beauregard?  Louisiana National Guard to host open house on renaming base.

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AUGUST 27, 2022

**  Removing Confederate monuments in Jacksonville:  Funding may be renamed.  (Again, complete costs should be paid by those who want them removed.

Put Your Money Where Your Mouths Are.  --Old Secesh

Florida, Maryland, Army, Warren Buffett and Louisiana

JULY 31, 2022

**  An about-face:  A monument honoring black Union soldiers is re-turned to face Centennial Park in downtown Fort Myers. (Florida.  It originally faced away from the park so visitors couldn't see his face.  I am all in favor of statues for Blacks when appropriate.)

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AUGUST 1, 2022

**  Meet the  Neo-Confederate 9/11 Truther Maryland GOP voters picked for attorney general. (Rolling Stone)

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AUGUST 2, 2022

**  The 29th Division gets to keep its Confederacy-themed patch.  (Blue-Gray Ying-Yang)

**  Warren Buffett's company accused  of racism,  redlining, even  posing in front of a Confederate flag.  (Daily Kos)

**  Louisiana locals call for Confederate statues to be replaced with Britney Spears.  (Hit Network)

--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

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

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

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

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

Camp Beauregard, Sad R., Imagine a Democrat Saying That, South Carolina and Georgia

MAY 10, 2022

**  La. National Guard looks to rename Camp Beauregard.  (Confederate general, you know.)

**  Richmond seeks to remove last city-owned Confederate monument.  (Big surprise that Sad R. would do something like this.  Monument of General A.P. Hill.)

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MAY 11, 2022

**  'It's embarrassing:' SC  gov. candidate  says Confederate Memorial Day should come to an end.  (He is a Democrat white man.)

**  South Carolina marks Confederate Memorial Day on Tuesday.

**  Ownership of Confederate monument installed in 1993 central to lawsuit.  (Lawrenceville, Georgia)

--Old Secesh

Let Those Who Want Monuments Gone Pay for Them

MAY 6th, 2022

**  St. Landry Parish Confederate monument could be removed for free, or at least low cost.   (Louisiana.  I hate to see these contractors making so much money removing Confederate monuments, so this would be a good one.  But, I still say that all costs for removal, storage and relocation should be paid by those who want them removed.  No public money should be used.)

**  Why historians think  Cinco de Mayo   prevented the Confederacy's win in the Civil War.  (Hey, a real Civil War piece here.)

**  Black Tennessee mayor declared April Confederate History Month.  (Livingston, Tennessee mayor  Curtis Hayes.  Think I'll move there and vote for him.  Finally a black politician who is not racist.)

**  Ruining Confederate  Memorial Day:  A Report back from Stone Mountain.  (From It's Going Down.  This is the black racist account of what took place at Sone Mountain.  Clearly shows the goals of the other side.)

Put Your Money Where Your Mouths Are.  --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

That Proper Confederate, Alabama, Tennessee and Confederate Memorial Day

APRIL 22, 2022

**  More c(C)onfederate  symbols fading in Louisiana.

**  Suit claims  city trying to  limit Confederate statue protests.  (Florence, Alabama)

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APRIL 23, 2022

**  Williamson County is one step closer to removing Confederate flag from their county seal.  (Tennessee)

**  State rules that Williamson County has authority to redesign seal, remove Confederate flag.  (the Tennessee Historical Commission)

**  State offices closed for  Confederate Memorial Day.   

--Old Secesh

The Second Civil War: Virginia, Alabama, Texas and Louisiana

APRIL 20, 2022

**  Clarke Co. judge rules Confederate  statue stays at courthouse.  (Berryville, Virginia.  How'd that happen?  I thought the justice system was biased against us.)

**  Civil Rights groups file lawsuit against the City of Florence ordinances used to silence and intimidate Confederate monument protesters.  (Alabama)

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APRIL 21, 2022

**  Sen Lucas details where she'll spend  $300K Confederate monument settlement.  (Virginia.  She instigated hate crimes against Confederate monument in Portsmouth and got away with it.  At least that money will be going to worthy causes.)

**  Austin to vote on  Confederate street renaming this spring.  (Texas.  Maggie Mayes Street.  She was a black educator.  Unfortunately the city council will vote, not the people.)

**  Louisiana lawmakers move forward with effort to remove Confederate holidays from state list.

--Old Secesh

Removing Monuments, Renaming Streets Russian Oil= Confederate Cotton

APRIL 9, 2022

**  Tiny town Trump won with 63% of vote seeks to remove Confederate monument.  (Owensboro, Kentucky.  This story based on the efforts of SPLC and NAACP.  Somewhat questionable.)

**  St. Landry to decide on removal of Confederate monument.  (Louisiana)

**  Signs can't explain why  Confederate monument still stands.  (Elizabeth City, North Carolina)

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APRIL 10, 2022

**  Two more Missouri City streets with Confederate ties renamed to Prosperity.  (Missouri City, Texas)

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APRIL 11, 2022

**  Op-Ed:  Russian oil  is as morally tainted as Confederate cotton.

**  Orange  Confederate  monument petition starter:  move from  courthouse to battlefield makes sense.  (Orange County)

--Old Secesh