MARCH 4, 2022
** Upside down American flag flies above a Confederate flag in Magna. (Magna, Utah)
** Rep, Johnson: "It took a lot of courage" leaders speak on move to remove Confederate state flag. (Mississippi)
** Second lawsuit over Confederate monument dismissed. (Brunswick, Ga.)
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MARCH 5, 2022
** Bill in Louisiana aims to remove Confederate holidays. (Again, put it to a public vote.)
--Old Secesh
APRIL 18, 2021
** Initiatives seek to bypass Mississippi lawmakers. (Initiative 74 would call for a revote on the new flag. This time by the public. Four flags would be put on the ballot including the old one, the new one and two others. Then the people will vote. I am all in favor of the public voting on all issues like this and will go along with the majority.)
**Mississippi Center for Justice: Confederate Heritage Month disgraces Mississippi. (I hadn't heard of this organization before, but it appears to be along the lines of the SPLC and very racially biased.)
** CAIR welcomes vote to end Arkansas Confederate Flag Day. (Council on American-Islamic Relations. Enough said.)
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APRIL 19, 2021
** Cemetery site being prepared to move Confederate monument in Mississippi. (Columbus, Mississippi. Statue was in front of court house.)
** Lawyer: 2 arrested had no role in Confederate chair theft. (That chair stolen from the Alabama cemetery again. Imagine their lawyer saying something like this!!)
** About 100 members of Confederate group rides through Stone Mountain Park despite being denied.
--Old Secesh
APRIL 14, 2021
** Atlanta school to drop Confederate general's name and honor Hank Aaron. (Nathan Bedford Forrest)
** A new use for Confederate pension tax. (Alabama)
** In Confederate monument ransom plot, New Orleans police arrest third suspect.
** Mayor's anti-hate policy would impact the Confederate flag in Richmond. (Big surprise this happening in Sad R. The Confederate flag banned on city property. However he did not say anything about the equally racist BLM material.)
** After publicly dumping its Confederate flag, Mississippi accused of quietly continuing 'Confederate Heritage Month."
** New legislation aims to replace Confederate Flag Day with Arkansas Day.
** 160 years later, US still fighting over Civil War. (Fort Sumter was fired upon April 12, 1861 and surrendered the next day. No kidding about the war still being fought. That is why I call this blog Civil War II. There was a World War I and a World War II, just as there now is with the Civil War.)
--Old Secesh
JANUARY 12, 2021
** Letter to the Editor: Confederate flag represents treason; has no business in Capitol.
** Army investigating Fort Bragg officer who led group of people from NC to Washington rally.
** How the Confederate flag became an enduring symbol of racism.
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JANUARY 13, 2021
** Walton residents debate whether Confederate flag should remain at courthouse. (Florida)
** Mississippi flies a new flag without Confederate emblem.
** Wood County residents and commissioners calling for ban of Confederate flag at Wood County Fair. (Bowling Green, Ohio)
--Old Secesh
JANUARY 11, 2021
** The Pentagon is officially moving ahead with renaming bases that honor Confederate leaders. (But, just like with Comiskey Park and the Sears Tower in Chicago, I will continue calling these bases by the original name.)
** Defense secretary appoints NH man to commission to rename bases. (Joshua Whitehouse)
** Albertville activist group put up billboard, protest for the removal of confederate (Confederate) flag, monument. (Come on WAFF, PROPER NAME. Alabama.)
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JANUARY 12, 2021
** Mississippi governor signs law removing Confederate battle emblem from state flag.
** Confederate statues likely to go undisturbed in SC in 2021.
** FBI calls for public help in finding 'Confederate flag guy' from Capitol riot. (Yet, they did nothing about BLM looters, arsonists and rioters during the past summer's "civil unrest?" What they were doing was much worse that just carrying a flag inside the Capitol.)
** Who owns America's history? The answer will define what replaces fallen monuments.
** Why is the confederate (Confederate) flag still allowed in our schools? (IdahoEdNews. You might think educators would know a proper noun when they see one?)
With all the hoopla over that Confederate flag in the Capitol, are "they" more concerned about it or the fact that the riot took place in the first place?
--Old Secesh
JANUARY 8. 2021
** Before Wednesday, insurgents waving Confederate flags hadn't been within six miles of the US Capitol. (CNN. Imagine CNN with these headlines. Only the last time, those "insurgents" might have done far worse than these "insurgents" did. And, there would have been many more than two (I'm guessing) Confederate flags there.)
** Pentagon begins process to rename bases like Fort Bragg due to Confederacy link.
** Defense secretary appoints four to commission on renaming military bases that honor Confederates. (Just PLEASE, please, please DON'T rename every one for a black person. I wouldn't mind one named for Colin Powell or Jackie Robinson. But, under today's situation every one of them will be named after a black person.)
** New law requires West Point to rename dorm, roads and gate named for Confederate generals. (Lee Barracks, also a road and gate named for Lee. Also a road named for Beauregard. Just don't name them all for Blacks.)
** Lock him up. (Rolling Stone magazine on Trump after the riot. Well, if Rolling Stone says so, it must be so.)
** Opinion: A disgrace for the history books: Even before the Civil War, better leaders prevented chaos in the Capitol.
** Mississippi governor to sign law Monday for new state flag. (Well, if they had to change it, at least they got a good looking one. I still kind of like the one with the mosquito. They sure have a lot of them in Louisiana.)
--Old Secesh
JANUARY 7, 2021
** A harrowing photo shows a Trump supporter carrying a Confederate flag inside the US Capitol, flanked by portraits of Civil War-era figures. (Again, that person should not have been in there regardless of what he was carrying. Nice photo. Hopefully they will be able to track him down and prosecute.)
Of interest, he is walking by the paintings of two men who had pre Civil War connections. Charles Sumner to the right and John C. Calhoun to the left.
** New Mississippi flag without Confederate symbol being put into law. (Again, I would have liked it to be put up to a referendum back in November to see what the people of the state really think. Not just a group of politicians.)
** Live updates: 1 dead after pro-Trump mob breaches Capitol, National Guard called in.
** It's long past time to stop honoring Confederate leaders.
** The most surreal images from the pro-Trump riot at the U.S. Capitol. (Again, the guy with the you-know-what flag.)
--Old Secesh
JANUARY 6, 2021
** Defense bill will force Fort Hood to change its name. (Texas)
** The last known widow of a Civil War veteran has died in Missouri. She was 101. (Okay, not exactly Civil War II stuff, but of extreme interest to me.)
** New Mississippi flag without rebel symbol being put into law. (Now maybe those state colleges will be able to fly the flag of their state. I still believe that they shouldn't have received any state funding during their refusal to fly the old flag.)
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JANUARY 7, 2021
** Billboard taken down after calling for removal of Confederate statue. (Allendale Township, Michigan. Removed because of complaints. Text on it: "Remove the racist Confederate statue."
** SC bills seek to ban vaccine mandates, Confederate license plates.
** Trump-supporting rioter pictured carrying a Confederate flag inside US Capitol. (Not to mention all those US and Trump flags in there and outside. So, Confederates finally captured the Capitol after failing to do so in 1864.)
--Old Secesh
DECEMBER 2, 2020
** Garland ISD (Independent School District) wants help picking new mascot after dropping Confederate 'Colonel.' (Texas. How about the Garland Nambies?)
** Beaufort will consider its monuments amid a broad reckoning over Confederate memorials. (South Carolina)
** Confederate monument in Shreveport to be discussed by commissioners. (Louisiana)
** Trump threatens to veto defense bill over tech liability shield. (I thought the threatened veto was because of the Confederate-named bases.)
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DECEMBER 3, 2020
** GOP chairman: Defense bill to include renaming Confederate bases, but not Section 230 repeal.
** Here's what August's Confederate task force wants to change. (Georgia)
** 126 years later, Mississippi changed its Confederate-themed flag. This is how it happened.
Go You Garland Nambie Pambies!! --Old Secesh
NOVEMBER 27, 2020
** Confederate monument stays on historic list during transition. (Bentonville, Arkansas)
** City of Jackson officially approves flying new state flag. (Mississippi)
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NOVEMBER 28, 2020
** Alabama AG criticizes Confederate monument removals. (Attorney General. Says removal goes against 2017 law prohibiting it.)
** Board accepts bid for Confederate monument removal. (Greenville County. From the courthouse square to Emporia Cemetery. $60,000. Again, those who want it removed should foot the whole bill.)
** Sheriff's Department racial panel tackles Confederate flag, other topics.
** AG Marshall files suit against Madison County for removing Confederate monument. (Huntsville, Alabama.)
--Old Secesh
NOVEMBER 19, 2020
** Virginia's Franklin County won't move its Confederate statue. (The people have voted to keep it.)
** Task force to seek removal of Asheville's Confederate monument it calls 'symbol of white supremacy.' (North Carolina. The Gov. Vance statue. This city is sure becoming North Carolina's Sad City.)
** The 126-year fight to change Mississippi's state flag.
** Trump's Confederate base veto threat imperils defense bill.
** Toppled, warehoused, waiting: Confederate statue still in limbo in DC. (Statue of Albert Pike was toppled and "vandalized." Both are hate crimes. Nothing happens if hate crimes are committed against Confederate statues and memorials.)
** Committee formed to help determine Confederate statue's fate. (Berryville, Clark County, Virginia)
** The history of Craven Quad's namesake, a slave owner and Confederate supporter. (Duke University, North Carolina. Braxton Craven. You know what they want done to the name.)
The People Have Spoken in Franklin County, BLM. Now Hush. --Old Secesh
NOVEMBER 14, 2020
** Confederate heritage group replaces battle flag at Alabama monument. (Albertville. Replaced Confederate flag with the first Alabama flag flown after secession.
** NC NAACP chapter sues Gaston County over Confederate monument. (Imagine a group like NAACP suing for this. Kind of racist of them, isn't it.)
** 'A New Dawn': How four young black activists powered movement to remove Confederate emblem from Mississippi flag. (By the Southern Poverty Law Center, an ultra racist group. Maybe those four young people would better have served the cause by getting Blacks to stop shooting and killing each other in Chicago.
By the way, according to Hey Jackass, Chicago mayhem this past weekend so far resulted in 3 dead and 20 shot, mostly Blacks. Last week's totals 11/9 to 11/14: 16 killed, 57 wounded. November to Date: 30 killed, 134 wounded and 2020 so far: 642 killed and 3089 wounded. Not all of these killings and woundings were Blacks, but the vast majority were.
All of this is so much more of a danger to Blacks than Confederate flags or statues.
Hey, SPLC, Still Waiting for Your List on How Many BLM Demonstrations Ended Up With Riots, Looting, Burning and Hate Crimes. When Can We expect That List? --Old Secesh
NOVEMBER 6, 2020
** Reporter's Notebook: A good time for Georgia to address Stone Mountain's Confederate status.
** Charleston Ocean Racing Association changing symbol that looks like Confederate flag. (South Carolina. Well, it is part of the flag. Sperry, a boating shoe company, is a big sponsor and considering not sponsoring the 2021 event.)
** Confederate statue at Douglas County courthouse moved Thursday. (Georgia)
** Students wore 'Confederate' attire to school, district says. Texas NAACP outraged. (Pearland High School. But, it is okay for students to wear the offensive BLM stuff to school. Where's the reason?)
** Bubba Wallace, who urged Confederate flag ban, honored. (For driving another nail into NASCAR's coffin? Another example of a black person (and he is only half black, the other half is white) playing the race card.)
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NOVEMBER 7, 2020
** For black students, Mississippi's new state flag means end of a 'Confederate' relic.
** Confederate monuments removed from Fairfax County Courthouse. (Virginia)
--Old Secesh
NOVEMBER 4, 2020
** Mississippi voters choose a new state flag after 126 years with Confederate emblem.
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NOVEMBER 5, 2020
** Mississippi voters approve flag with magnolia instead of Confederate symbol.
** Residents vote to keep Confederate statue in front of Franklin Co. courthouse. (Virginia. A huge majority, 21,152, voted to keep it where it is. But, it is not binding on the Board of Supervisors who will have the final say.)
** Long at odds with Trump, Defense Secretary Esper has prepared a letter of resignation. (But is till pushing to remove Confederate names from Army bases.)
** 2 south Arkansas counties vote to keep Confederate monuments.
** City defers vote on Confederate monument. (Brunswick, Georgia)
I was wondering how people in the Southern states felt about the monuments. Now they speak. So sorry Democrats, liberals, BLMers and white minions. Of course, this is why they don't want to put it to a vote.
--Old Secesh
NOEMBER 3, 2020
** Mississippi: Will magnolia replace old rebel-themed flag.
** Civil War marker in Jefferson City will be returned to donors. (Missouri)
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NOVEMBER 4, 2020
** Voters support keeping Confederate statue where it is. (Lunenburg County, Virginia. The vote was 4,149 (71.19%) to 1,683 (28.1%) It is not binding however. But majority of the Board of Supervisors say they will honor the people's vote.
** Mississippi voters decide to replace Confederate-themed state flag.
** Update: Charles City votes no to advisory on moving Confederate statue. (Virginia. More than 55% voted not to remove the statue. It was one of six Virginia counties holding votes on the issue. It appears at this time that all six voted to keep the statues where they are. Maybe there is some hope for Virginia, but they will absolutely have to get rid of their elected folks.
Maybe There Is Some Hope for the Old Dominion After All. --Old Secesh
NOVEMBER 1, 2020
** Franklin among six Virginia counties holding Confederate monument referendums. (This is the way all questions about Confederate monuments should be settled.
** Your View: Relocate Confederate monument.
** VMI to remove statue of Confederate Stonewall Jackson. (Virginia Military Institute. And this one really hurts. )
** Police pepper spray antiracism demonstrators in front of Confederate monument in Graham. (North Carolina)
** Arrests made in Graham during anti-racism protest outside Confederate monument. (North Carolina)
** Police use pepper spray on crowd who blocked roadway during March to the polls in Alamance. (Alamance County, N.C.)
** Mississippi Board says county can move Confederate statue.
** Analysis: Mississippi voters will say yes or no to new flag.
--Old Secesh
OCTOBER 24, 2020
** Confederate monument removed from Alabama courthouse. (Huntsville)
** Confederate flag losing prominence 155 years after Civil War.
** Heritage or hatred? Confederate monument's fate divides Brunswick. (Georgia)
** Delving into the symbolism of Confederate monuments in the South.
** Brookhaven committee member resigns hours after flap over Facebook post of Confederate flag. (New York. The person who resigned had said that the flag was not a racist thing. That's all. So now people can't have an opinion unless it is okayed by NAACP and BLM? Come on!!)
** Flag flap: Article stirs debate around confederate flag in Tupper Lake. (New York. What do we know about capitalizing the word Confederate because it is a proper name?)
** Governor to retire Mississippi's Confederate-themed flag.
--Old Secesh
OCTOBER 20, 2020
** Activist group to ask Albertville city leaders to help with Confederate flag removal. (Alabama. Still flying Confederate flag by the city hall.)
** Madison County Confederate monument to be be moved soon. (Huntsville, Alabama)
** Mississippi flag: Republicans, Democrats work together to remove Confederate symbol.)
** Oxford alderman vote against pursuing litigation on Confederate monument property. (Mississippi. Question as to whether the city or county owns the property.)
** Missouri city removes disputed Confederate general marker. (Jefferson City)
** Committee will weigh in on Confederate statue in McKinney. (Texas. General James Throckmorton.)
** Probe ordered of VMI after Post's reports on racist incidents. (Virginia Military Institute)
--Old Secesh
SEPTEMBER 24, 2020
** Committee expected to meet to discuss moving Davies County Confederate monument. (Kentucky)
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SEPTEMBER 25, 2020
** St. Augustine Confederate memorial settles into new home. (Florida. Was moved to Trout Creek Fish Camp.
** Museum of the Waxhaws offers new home for Confederate monument. (North Carolina)
** Retire MS flag with Confederate emblem still flies at some George Co. buildings. (Mississippi)
** Group continues to ask county to remove Confederate statue. (Catwaba County, North Carolina)
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SEPTEMBER 26, 2020
** Confederate memorial set on fire, vandalized at Trout Creek Fish Camp. (Florida. It was in place just 24 hours before it was attacked. Wonder who might have attacked it? This monument was erected in 1872 in honor of 42 Confederate soldiers and stood in St. Augustine before Confederadication set in. Again, this is not vandalism. It is a hate crime.)
--Old Secesh
