APRIL 26, 2023
** Mississippi and Alabama celebrate Confederate Memorial Day as efforts to abolish holiday stall.
** New Florida bill would empower defenders of Confederate monuments.
** Nikki Haley compares abortion divide to Confederate flag debate.
** CAIR repeats call for elimination of Confederate Memorial Day holiday in Alabama. (Again. Islamists weighing in on the issue?)
I Always Have To Smile When I See CAIR Piping In. --Old Secesh
APRIL 24, 2023
** State offices closed today for Confederate holiday. (Alabama. Don't tell SPLC.)
** Groups again call for cancellation of Stone Mountain Confederate event. (Georgia. Wonder who wants the cancellation.)
** Descendants of Robert E. Lee and those he enslaved reconcile at Arlington House. (Virginia)
** Alabama and Mississippi mark Confederate Memorial Day.
Well, If You Do Not Like Confederate Memorial Day, Don't Ce;ebrate It. --Old Secesh
These are just the headlines. Inside the ( ) are my comments.
APRIL 5, 2023
** Gov. Reeves declares Confederate heritage month, a 30-year-old Mississippi tradition.
** Richmond's Levar Stoney returns from Israel, eyes governor's mansion. (Of course, he is the mayor od Sad R. that allowed all the horrible things to happen to those Confedrate monuments. I wouldn't vote for him for dog catcher.)
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APRIL 6, 2023
** Florida may allow litigation over Confederate monument removal. (You know who will be livid about that.)
--Old Secesh
JANUARY 27, 2023
** A Confederate general was reburied and the funeral pictures are troubling. (MSN. I find this MSN headline troubling.)
** Mississippi leaders hersitant to replace white supremacist statues in Washington. (Jefferson Davis and James Z. George. Both were also Confederates.)
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JANUARY 28, 2023
** Confederate group instructed to remove Tuskegee statue, court record says. (Alabama. UDC.)
--Old Secsh
OCTOBER 15, 2022
** CAIR supports Va. school board's review of Confederate, segregationist-linked names. (I wonder if CAIR (Council on American-Islamic Relations) also supports international terrorism since so many terrorists are Islamic?)
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OCTOBER 16, 2022
** JROTC cadet wore a Confederate uniform to Armed Forces Night at Erwin High School. (Asheville, NC. Oh, the horror, Oh the horror.)
** Ellisville Deason home rumored to harbor a Confederate ghost. (Mississippi. Just in time for Halloween. Probably a racist ghost, you know.)
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OCTOBER 18, 2022
** Student who wore a Confederate uniform to Erwin game sparks concern. (Asheville, NC. Students dressed in uniform from several wars. No matter how you look at it, Confederate soldiers are U.S. veterans.)
Some Folks Just Go Overboard. --Old Secesh
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
April 26, 2022
** SPLC denounces Confederate Memorial Day, recognizes removal of monuments. (How would Gomer put it? "Surprise, surprise, surprise." How racist of them.)
** States will recognize Confederate Memorial Day while others distance themselves from it.
** Alabamians remain divided over keeping Confederate Memorial Day. (Put it to a people vote.)
** Group speaks out against Confederate Memorial Day. (Tupelo, Mississippi. About a dozen people. You sure didn't see the other side out protesting when Juneteenth became a holiday.)
** A day to celebrate? Confederate Memorial Day is still on the books in FL. (Florida)
Seems Like This Opens a Big Ol' Can of Worms. --Old Secesh
APRIL 17, 2022
** 'One Mississippi' replaces state song that racist roots. (Mississippi. The old one was "Go Mississippi.')
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APRIL 18, 2022
** For a black man hired to undo a Confederate legacy, it has not been easy. (Virginia. Devon Henry is the man. He runs the company that has taken the Richmond statues down. He has made quite a bit of money for his efforts. What a guy!!)
** Will Jacksonville remove Confederate monuments? Voters may decide. (Florida. The decision of statue removal should always be left up to the voters.)
--Old Secesh
APRIL 15, 2022
** Mississippi gov again proclaims Confederate Heritage month. (So, why are some folks making such a big deal about this? If some folks can commemorate Juneteenth or Harriett Tubman's birthday, why can't some others commemorate their ancestors. If a person doesn't like the holiday, then they don't have to do anything about it.)
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APRIL 16, 2022
** Civil rights group condemns Gov. Tate Reeves' proclamation of Confederate Heritage Month. (Two guesses who? The good folks over at the very racist Southern Poverty Law Center. I would expect them to do no less.)
** Our view: Gov. embarrasses us all with Confederate Heritage Month proclamation. (Columbus, Mississippi Dispatch. Really sad when a newspaper takes this sort of hatred approach to news.)
** Madison County makes April Confederate History and Heritage Month. (Texas)
It is amazing that some politicians have the backbone to stand up against certain groups and their minions on this issue.
--Old Secesh
APRIL 12, 2022
** Major General Donahoe says For Benning will be renamed by 2023. (Georgia)
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APRIL 13, 2022
** Rebel flags cause uproar at Biloxi MS elementary school. (Mississippi)
** Should voters have final say on Confederate monuments? (You betcha!!)
** While Confederate monuments come down, Confederate holidays continue. (Well, we recently got Juneteenth and how long until Harriet Tubman's birthday becomes a national holiday?)
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APRIL 14, 2022
** Killeen seeks input on new name for Fort Hood. (Texas)
--Old Secesh
APRIL 12, 2022
** Gov. Reeves declares April Confederate Heritage Month. (Mississippi. April is the traditional Confederate Heritage Month.)
** Perquimans board oks language for signs at monument. (North Carolina)
The signs say the statue was erected to honor the Civil war dead and also will say that some on the county opposed secession and the Confederacy and that some of them were Blacks. An acceptable context signage.)
** Military base could be renamed for Lawrence Joel. His name could replace a Confederate soldier's. (Lawrence Joel from Winston-Salem, N.C. and recipient of the Medal of Honor. A deserving candidate. Just don't name all the bases after Blacks.)
--Old Secesh
APRIL 3, 2022
** Mississippi lawmakers push to drop state song with racist roots.
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APRIL 4, 2022
** County judge: Confederate monument exhibit could come "shortly"
** Students bring attention to displays honoring Confederate soldiers, segregationist at LSU museum. (Louisiana)
** Column: Silent Sam still looms over campus. (I thought it had been illegally taken down.)
** See how many Confederate memorials still exist in New Mexico. (Another SPLC list. But, they won't make up a list showing how much damage was done during the summer of 2020 when the BLMers were busy rioting, looting and burning.)
In case you're wondering, New Mexico has two Confederate memorials.
Hey SPLC, Would Making a Damage List Make Your Side Look Bad? --Old Secesh
FEBRUARY 4, 2022
** SPLC report: Dozens of Confederate monuments were removed in 2021, but hundreds remain. (That has to really stick it to dear old SPLC. Sorry guys.)
And, you know, they still haven't made a lost (they really love making lists, especially anti-Confederate ones). I'm still waiting for that list that gives stats on the number of BLM riots and damage done during 2020.
** Rep. Murphy campaigns to rename Fort Benning after Oveido's SFC Alwyn Cashe. (A very deserving black Medal of Honor recipient. However, I am hoping not every single Confederate-named fort gets renamed for black people)
** Statue of racist ex-Gov. Bilbo quietly moved in Mississippi. (Mississippi governor and U.S. Senator Theodore Bilbo.)
Would That List Make SPLC's Folks Look Bad? --Old Secesh
DECEMBER 24, 2021
** A voting rights activists explains why she tore down a Confederate flag. (South Carolina Capitol building. A black woman of course.)
** Evidently, the time capsule that was found in the pedestal of the Lee statue in Sad R. was not the one they were looking for. But, any time capsule is history in my books.)
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DECEMBER 25, 2021
** Residents ask commissioners to remove Confederate soldier tribute.
** Lead box under Richmond's Lee statue pedestal wasn't the famed 1887 time capsule, historian says.
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DECEMBER 26,2021
** Mississippi's AG Lynn Fitch's family loves cruel Confederate general and Klan wizard. (Daily Beast. I am so surprised this media source would say something like that.)
--Old Secesh
OCTOBER 4, 2021
** Removing Confederate statue from Springfield Park could cost at least $1.2 million. (Jacksonville, Florida. Again, way too much. Who's looking to get rich? And, as I have said before, those who want the statue gone should pay for it THEMSELVES.)
** Alabama spends more than a half-million dollars a year on a Confederate memorial. Black historical sites struggle to keep doors open.
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OCTOBER 5, 2021
** Heated exchanges and a flood of suggestions for Confederate renaming commission. (Again, let's not just rename ALL of the bases after Blacks.)
** Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry favors removing Confederate statue. (Florida)
** Confederate flag raised, US and German flags stolen at 2nd Cavalry Regiment in Germany.
** Debate continues on Confederate monument's future. (Gulfport, Mississippi)
--Old Secesh
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
** Mississippi county choses new site for Confederate monument. (Greenwood, Lefore County. If state okays it, will go to Fort Pemberton Memorial Park.)
** Confederate monument relocation controversy continues in Caldwell County, (Lockhart, Texas)
** Opinion: Texas Rangers are like Confederate statues that must go. (Houston Chronicle. So sad when a major newspaper takes a stand like this on history.)
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SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
** Tubman statue arrives as Confederate soldier gets new plaques. (Sylva, N.C.)
** Rehearing sought from Virginia Supreme Court in Lee monument removal case. (Forget it, the sooner that statue is out of Sad R. and perhaps the whole state, the better. And, like anything Confederate can get a fair hearing at any judicial process in that state.)
--Old Secesh
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
AUGUST 9, 2021
** Why Confederates shouldn't be honored. (Editorial from the Roanoke Times, Virginia. Figures.)
** The fate of Confederate monuments should be clear: We know why they were built and why they have to come down. (New Republic. Sorry guys. Those statues were built for the same reason the Union statues are on Northern courthouse squares and parks. They honored those who risked all to defend what they believed in. And since most Confederate soldiers did not own slaves, I kind of think that was not what they believed in. Might it have something to do with their homes being invaded by enemy troops?)
** The last article cited data from the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) who keep a "hit list" of anything Confederate that they want removed. I am wondering what comments those listing folks have made about the killing of the Chicago police officer and wounding of another by that pair of non-white suspects? Probably nothing.)
** Proposed Emmett Till statue: Photos. Clarion (Mississippi Ledger. Well worth looking at. I am in favor of this statue. Justice was not served here.)
Hey SPLC, Waiting for That Comment on the Chicago Police Officers Shot This Weekend. --Old Secesh
AUGUST 8, 2021
** Buildings at Virginia State University renamed for Black women. (Ettrick, Va. A historically black college. Actually that makes sense, but wouldn't that make that school a bit racist to be a historically black school. What would Blacks says if there were historically white schools?)
** An Amazon site's Black workers keep finding nooses. The company needs to act. (Windsor, Ct. Those nooses represent a very sad time in our history. I hope they catch whoever is responsible and fire and prosecute them. No excuse for this kind of behavior.)
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AUGUST 9, 2021
** What follows Confederate statues? 1 Mississippi city's fight. (Greenwood. A new statue will be erected in Greenwood for Emmett Till. I am for this new monument. This part of history needs to be shown and remembered.)
** Virginia contends with Confederate names on side streets. (Well, Virginia.)
** Group says it vandalized Kennesaw Confederate paraphernalia store with 'Antifa Smurfs'. (Kennesaw, Georgia. They hit "Wildman's Dent Myers Civil War Surplus & Herb Shop. Okay, I can't help but chuckle at this one. Smurfs. Mighty Antifa of them. Of course, Wildman Dent Myers is quite a trip all by himself. Look him up.)
Good Old Wildman Dent Myers. --Old Secesh
JULY 27, 2021
** Here are 32 people and groups vying to take Charlottesville's Confederate monuments. (Virginia. I's say they should go to UDC, SCV, a museum of battlefield. But, please, no black organizations.)
** George Court of Appeals denies Confederate statue appeal.
** Mississippi should support removal of Confederate statues in US Capitol. Here's why.
** Searcy Movement petitioning to relocate Confederate monument; county judge says no plans to do that. (Arkansas)
** Demonstrators bring attention to Graham issues with city-wide motorcade. (North Carolina. Confederate statue.)
** Belo renamed to Arts District Mansion due to namesake's Confederate ties.
--Old Secesh
