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

That Virginia State Senator's $300,000 Reward for Committing a Hate Crime. An Infamous Statue? A Second Civil War?

JANUARY 8, 2022

**  Sen. Lucas says she'll donate $300K Confederate monument settlement to charity.  (Remember her.  She is the black Virginia state senator from Portsmouth, Virginia, who incited the crowd to commit hate crimes on the Confederate statue.  She was arrested for it (her crime) and sued the city and police chief for it and the city gave in and awarded her $300,000.  How about that, You Too Can Get Paid to Commit a Hate Crime.  At least she is not keeping the ill-gotten money.)

**  Richmond's infamous Robert E. Lee statue may go to a black  history museum.  (Hyperallegetic.  Infamous?)

**  Marcano:  My talk with a racist.  (Dayton Daily New.  An interesting interview.  Give it a read.)

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JANUARY 9, 2022

**  WATCH:  Trump supporters waving c(C)onfederate flags protest outside Harry Reid's memorial service.  (Las Vegas.)

**  Is the U.S. really heading toward a second civil war?   (Hopefully not)

--Old Secesh

An Unbelievable Story Out of Portsmouth, Virginia (Commit Crime, Get Paid)

NOVEMBER 6, 2021

**  Portsmouth spends  $150K to settle with 10 charged with Confederate monument destruction.  (Virginia.  What these "people" did to that monument was absolutely sickening.  One of the biggest cases of racism I've ever seen.  These people instigated the attack and are now getting paid $15,000 each for being criminals and racists.

They claim their civil and constitutional rights were violated and their reputations sullied for their arrests.  Since when is destroying public property a constitutional right?

And, then of course, there's that state senator.

This is one of the most ridiculous things I've ever heard.  In other words, commit crime, get paid for it.

And, I understand, the guy who was "attacked" by the statue back then might get his cut as well.)

**  Judge deals massive blow to  Ahmaud Arbery's killers -- allows their Confederate plates as evidence.  (Georgia.  Were they already convicted and as such murderers?)

**  As Confederate monuments fall, build monuments to black heroes.  

**  1915  coverage of Women of the Confederacy monuments unveils history.

Remember, just because your local media source doesn't say these attacks continue, they really are continuing.  This is what this blog is all about.

Still Upset About That First Story.  They Seem To Be Paying Criminals Now for Doing Their Crimes.  And I Was Under the Impression That Anything Racist Was One of the Worst Crimes These Days.  --Old Secesh

SPLC Calls on Ala. Cities to Remove Confederate Pedestals, I Call on SPLC to Get Blacks to Stop Shooting and Killing Other Blacks

The front end of this headline was from June 26, 2021. The last part is from me.

Personally, I believe a bigger issue with the black community is from all the shootings and killings of each other.  This occurs across the United States and especially in Chicago.  They are shooting and killing each other.  The Confederate monuments are NOT doing this to them.  The Confederate monuments have been standing for a hundred plus years and in that time, have not hurt any Blacks other than the one in Portsmouth, Virginia, who the statue fell on as he was pulling it down.

Just look at these numbers for Chicago:

For this past weekend from Friday noon to Monday 2:30 am:  10 killed, 62 wounded

Last week's total:  19 killed, 91 wounded

For September so far:  76 killed, 368 wounded

For 2021 so far:  601 killed, 2,913 wounded

Now, granted not all of these numbers are Blacks, but they make up a huge percentage of them.

SPLC, those noted anti-Confederate listmakers, has the word law in their name and should be working harder to stop this illegal practice.

Come On SPLC, Get Your Priorities Straight.  --Old Secesh

Looking to Recall That Va. Senator, Sad R., Even Reality TV, Charlottesville, Georgia and the US Capitol

JUNE 23, 2021

**  Richmond's Confederate monuments, one year later.   (Hard to believe that an American city could stoop as low as Sad R.  Shame on Sad R.)

**  Petition to recall state Sen.  Louise Lucas over role in Portsmouth's Confederate monument protest gets more than 4,600 signatures.  (She was so clearly a root cause for the deliberate destruction and rioting that took place there.  That she would be allowed to continue as a state senator is an embarrassment to Sad Virginia.  But, again, it's Virginia and what else would you expect from a state like that?)

**  Reality  TV stars have gotten into trouble with Confederate flag imagery.  (Personally, I wouldn't mind seeing most reality TV removed itself.)

**  Push to remove Charlottesville Confederate statues before the fourth anniversary of  deadly rioting.  (Virginia.  Like with Sad R., they can't get those statues out of this place fast enough.)

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JUNE 24, 2021

**  The unfinished business of Confederate monument removal.

**  Georgia law prevents  removing Confederate monuments.  Waycross wants the one in Phoenix Park removed.  

**  Verify:  yes, there are Confederate statues  in the US Capitol's National Statuary Hall.

Virginia Being Virginia.  So Sad.  --Old Secesh

SPLC Again, Southern Baptists, Chris Green, and Robert E. Lee

JUNE 12, 2021

**  Southern Poverty Law Center podcast dives into Stone Mountain Park's  future, Confederate imagery.  (Do you think they will be for or against the "Confederate imagery?"   Hey, SPLC, where is that list on the number of businesses looted, burned and destroyed during last years BLM riots?))

**  If we're rescinding Southern Baptist history, let's undo our link with the Confederacy.

**  Chris' journey:  One year after a Confederate statue hit Chris Green in Portsmouth, he fights his way back from a traumatic brain injury.  (He was there with rioters pulling down a Confederate statue and they pulled it down on him.  The riot was at the behest of a Virginia state senator and various NAACP people.  Should Green's family bring lawsuit against them and the other rioters who maimed him?)

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JUNE 13, 2021

**  Confederate Robert E. Lee's racist legacy fuels renaming push.  (Aljazeera.  Arabic news channel.  Of course, that part of the world is noted for its love of all people.)

**  Virginia county plans to rename Robert E. Lee Highway  for abolitionist.  (Arlington County.    Renamed for John Langston, a black man.  Of course, all Confederate-named items must be renamed after black people.)

--Old Secesh

 

Confederadication: The TikTok 'Woke' Gal, Charlottesville, Confederate As a Proper Name, Portsmouth, Arlington House, South Carolina

JUNE 10, 2021

**  'Redneck' TikTok user sets fire to Confederate flag in viral  video.  (She is officially a "Woke" gal now.)

**  Charlottesville's confederate (Confederate) statues coming down nearly four years after violent rally.  (Virginia.  17 ABC/Fox News.  Looks like an ABC station would know that Confederate is a proper name.  Of course, the reason the rally turned violent was the large turnout of the political left.  Both sides were violent.)

**  A year since protesters tore down  the Confederate monument in Portsmouth, one demonstrator says she has 'no regrets.'   (Sadly, those who were arrested  were let off, especially that state senator.  They were guilty.)

**  Jaguars donate  JV, varsity  uniforms to Confederate schools being renamed.  (Jacksonville, Florida.  Never exactly sure what they have against the confederacy since their players are earning all that money.)

**  Arlington House, the Robert E. Lee memorial, reckons with its history of slavery.  (Arlington, Virginia.   Any history of the structure should include the role played by slaves.)

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JUNE 11, 2021

**  SC business owner fought  neighbor's Confederate flag.  New documentary tells the story.  (Orangeville, South Carolina.  Tiny sliver of land next to Edisto Creamery has a Confederate flag flying on it.  Used to be part of a bbq place.  I am of the opinion that the SCV should take the flag down.)

--Old Secesh

These Attacks Just Don't End: At Least in NC, Toppling Confederate Monuments Is Illegal.

The main reason I keep writing this blog is so people see that this Confederate hatred campaign is still underway.  Media doesn't cover it in depth, just in local instances most of the time.  These are recent headlines that you read, with location and my comments in parentheses.

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MARCH 25, 2021

**  NJ man charged with toppling Confederate statue outside NC Capitol.  (Back in April, 2020.  I am amazed.  I though that people committing hate crimes like that were in line to get medals and good commendations, not prosecuted.  Again, I am shocked.  Now, what about that Virginia state senator who incited a riot and hate crime in Portsmouth?)

**  Rally planned Tuesday over renaming of Duval County Confederate-named schools.  (Florida.  I am taking this as a vote as to whether to rename them or not.  If so, that is the way to go.  Let the people vote.  I did read that the voting does not determine the new name.)

**  Southern charm:  Patricia Altschul caught flying Confederate flags on Christmas tree.  (Big Whuup!!  So, who cares.  And how does a flag fly on a Christmas tree anyway.  And, who is Patricia?)

**  Robert E. Lee High School students plan protest over school's name.   (Jacksonville, Florida)

--Old Secesh

Let's Take a Look at a 'Real' Black Problem, Shootings and Murders-- Part 1: And These Aren't Being Done by Police or Confederate Statue

From the January 2, 2020,  Hey Jackass !  Illustrating Chicago values site.

Okay, every so often I like to put forth this item about a major problem in Chicago (as well as in most major U.S. cities) and that is Black on Black crime, especially when it comes to shootings and murders.  

Now, personally, I think this is a much bigger problem than Confederate statues and flags which, in themselves, may bring back bad memories, but, other than the statue that "fell" on the "protester" at Portsmouth, Virginia, at the behest of a Virginia state legislator, not one Confederate statue has attacked a black person.  No Confederate flag has flapped a black person either.

As far as I know, this site I am using is entirely legit and uses police reports to compile their very extensive list.  Well worth checking it out.

They even have maps and lots of charts and a list of neighborhoods affected by the violence.  Unfortunately, it does not list specifically the race of the victims, but looking at the names and where the shootings took place, one can get an idea of who is doing all this.

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The majority of these numbers involved Blacks.

CHICAGO WEEK IN PROGRESS (12/27 to 1/2)

Shot and Killed:  12

Shot and Wounded:  33

FINAL DECEMBER NUMBERS FOR CHICAGO

Shot and Killed:  52 (an increase of 86 over 2019)

Shot and Wounded:  213  (an increase of 18% over 2019)

I'll give the totals for 2020 in the next post.

Still Thinking This Problem Needs More Attention Than Confederate Stuff.  --Old Secesh

More Lists, Tennessee, Virginia and North Carolina,

OCTOBER 6, 2020

**  Confederate statues  come down around the U.S., but not everywhere.  (Has SPLC list of 28 Confederate statues  still standing after efforts to remove them.  However, still waiting for a complete list by these prolific listmakers about the number of BLM "protests" across the country that have turned violent with rioting, looting, arson and hate crimes.  However, this article has the 28 statues and how they ended up still standing, so of interest.)

**  Group led by UTC professor asks county commission to remove Confederate statue from courthouse grounds.  (Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tn. Professor is from University of Tennessee-Chattanooga.

**  Portsmouth Commonwealth's attorney can prosecute Confederate monument  damage cases.  (Virginia)

**  Confederate memorial to be removed from county grounds.  (Halifax County, NC)

**  Virginia Senate panel kills bill to ease removal of Confederate monuments.

**  'Monster':  Statue of former KKK leader, Confederate general vandalized in Nashville.  (Tennessee.  Nathan Bedford Forrest.)

--Old Secesh

How Long Does It Take a Confederate-Hater to Become Aware That They Hate Confederates? California, Statues, Virginia, Portsmouth, North Carolina and South Carolina

 SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

**  Op-Ed: California finally sweeps away  most of its tributes  to the Confederacy.  What took so long?  (Why did it take the writer so long to figure out he or she was offended by Confederate stuff?  One has to wonder?)

**  'Never to be seen again':  Where Confederate statues go after being taken from public spaces.

**  Augusta Commonwealth's Attorney to be appointed to determine future of investigation onto Stoney's confederate (Confederate) monument removal.    (Augusta County, Virginia.  Stoney is Sad R.'s mayor whose political contributor got a lucrative contract for his company formed a few days earlier to remove the Confederate statues in Sad R..)

**  Portsmouth Confederate monument  case has put spotlight on  magistrates.  Here's how they work.  (Virginia. 

**  Neo-Confederate group members yell 'white power' during pro-Trump parade through college campus.  (Elon University, North Carolina.  Was this news directed at making the Trump campaign look bad?)

**  Man arrested for brandishing rifle at protest at the Battery.  (Charleston, South Carolina.  I fear that it is just a matter of time before there is use of guns at these protests.

--Old Secesh

Man Hit By Confederate Statue in Virginia Recovering. Man Who Drove Car Into Leftists at Charlottesville Gets Life Sentence. Who Really is To Blame for Charlottesville?

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

**  Confederate statues can teach us meaningful lessons.

**  Charlottesville:  Confederate statue removed.   (BBC.  Virginia.  Again, the confrontation there is blamed on white nationalists, who definitely deserve blamed.  But it was also caused by the extreme leftist who showed up spoiling for a fight.

I was glad to see that the sorry excuse who drove his car into the leftists has received a life sentence.  I had heard nothing about that before.  Probably out of fear that if BLM or others heard about it that there would have been rioting, burning and looting.  I figured he was be executed for his foul deed.)

**  'Slowly but surely he's recovering'!:  Man hit by Confederate statue in Portsmouth back home.  (Virginia.   I am glad he survived.  The story was that he was trying to get others out of the way as it began to fall.  Sure.  And he was just going out to the local convenience store at 3 in the morning to get a Slurpee.  He should now be arrested. Although I must admit that I enjoyed seeing the reaction of the young white woman sitting on the statue and having the joyous time of her life when she saw what happened.)

**  Letter to the Editor:  A mistake to remove Confederate statues.

--Old Secesh

Even Pickett Road in Washington State. Memphis, Alabama and Virginia

 SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

**  Why a Confederate flag still flies at Alabama courthouse.  (Albertville, Marshall County courthouse.)

**  Memphis park that held confederate statue is now grounds for 'Peace Project.'  (Fox 13 Memphis. Hey Fox!!  Confederate!!!   Fourth Bluff Park.)

**  Bellingham Council could take up renaming Pickett Road over possible Confederate link. (Washington state  George Pickett, Confederate officer.  On SPLC's Confederate hit list.  SPLC still hasn't compiled a list of BLM riots after George Floyd's death.  Come on guys, get to it!!)

**  Rally held in support of  Portsmouth police chief on leave.  (Virginia.  Moral:  Don't anger powerful politician for breaking the law.)

--Old Secesh

The Va. State Senator With a Long Reach. Anybody Still Watching NASCAR or the NBA?

 SEPTEMBER 6, 2020

**  Police chief on leave after charging  Virginia lawmaker over  damaged Confederate statues.  (Portsmouth. A state senator and several other members of the black community charged with conspiring to damage the Confederate statue in town.  The senator has long reach, evidently.  And here I was thinking Confederate statues were open season for Blacks and their white minions.  Evidently not.)

**  Virginia governor:  Let localities  determine fate of Confederate statues.  (And, we all know what he wants done to them.)

**  (By the way, is the Lee statue in Sad R. still up?)

**  Group recommends the removal of Confederate flag from Williamson County seal  (Franklin, Tennessee)

**  Williamson County Democratic party calls for removal of county seal.  (Imagine that.  Democrats being against something Confederate.  And, they used to be the party of the South.  Something about Yellow Dog Democrats.)

**  Petition calls for removal of confederate (Confederate) flag from Williamson County seal.

**  Darlington Notebook:  Darlington to enforce Confederate flag policy.  (Darlington, South Carolina.   NASCAR.  I wonder if they also ban BLM flags and tee shirts?  They are also offensive.  Anybody besides me no longer watching NASCAR or the NBA?)

--Old Secesh

It Sure Would Be Nice If Some Media Outlets Would Figure Out That the Word Confederate Is a Proper Name and Should Be Capitalized: New York, Arkansas, Virginia, North Carolina and Mississippi

 SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

**  Protesters  call for change after fire department displays confederate flag.  (Guess what, the word Confederate is considered a proper name.  Should be CAPITALIZED!!!  Long Island Advance, New York.  I noticed one wearing a BLM tee shirt.  I find that offensive.)

**  Fort Smith attorney says removal of flags from city park an effort to cancel history.  (Fort Smith, Arkansas)

**  Police chief on leave after confederate (Confederate) statue charge.  (Portsmouth, Virginia.  Sounds like BLM audacity against someone willing to say what BLM (and that state senator) did too that monument was a criminal act, which it was.  Not only that, but it was a hate crime.  The senator has long reach evidently.)

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2020

**  Protests continue over Confederate monument in Gaston. (North Carolina)

**  Rally at Harrison County courthouse.  (Gulfport, Mississippi.  Protesters and counter-protesters)

**  Hundreds debate the future of Confederate monument in Isle of Wight, board to vote later this month.  (Smithfield, Va.  Again, let the people vote on the decision, not any group of politicians.)

Come On, CAPITAL "C"!!  --Old Secesh

All Confederate Issues to Be Voted Upon. Who Says There Is No Justice in Sad Virginia?

 

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

**  Confederate flag on Brookhaven fire truck sparks probes.  (New York)

**  Confederate statue removed from downtown square in Bentonville.  (Arkansas.  It stood for 112 years.  How long does it take a person to figure out they don't like something?)

**  Mississippi flag:  Magnolia could replace old rebel symbol.

**  Moving monuments less and less like moving mountains.  (No kidding.)

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

**  New Mississippi flag  design to appear on November ballot after Confederate  emblem dropped.  (All questions about statue removal or whether Confederate flags should be displayed or school names should be decided by popular vote.  I for one would live with the decision of the people.  Unfortunately, those from the other side probably will not.)

**  Rally demands justice for those  charged after Portsmouth Confederate monument protest.  (If you watch the video of that night, you know this was an out-of-control mob of rioters and people committing hate crimes on that statue.  I would say that the very fact they are being charged shows there is some modicum of justice still left in the Sad State of Virginia.

Charge Them, Prosecute Them.  If Guilty, Go to Jail.  --Old Secesh

Civil War II: North Carolina, Confederates Are U.S. Veterans, New York and Virginia

AUGUST 27, 2020

**  Letter:  I began to see the statue in Lexington in a different way.  (North Carolina)

**  Drone 10:  Crews begin removing Portsmouth's Confederate monument. Virginia.  View from a drone.)

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AUGUST 30, 2020

Letters to the Editor:  Confederates are U.S. veterans.

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AUGUST 31, 2020

**  Brookhaven fire officials apologize for Confederate flag on fire truck.  (New York.  Flag onside of the truck.  Blacks offended.)

**  Call for Confederate monument in Nelson to come down.  (Lovingston, Va.  Nelson County.  A black minister wants it gone.  very surprising.)

--Old Secesh

Portsmouth, Arkansas, Tennessee, North Carolina and Kentucky

AUGUST 29, 2020


**  Crews working to remove Confederate monument in Portsmouth.  (Virginia.  And again, I hope they get it removed quickly.  It angers me every time I see what BLM and their state senator did to it.)

**  Church building, Confederate monument damaged.  (Jonesboro, Arkansas.  The church stood by a history marker  for last Confederate veteran in Arkansas.  This is a hate crime.  Not vandalism.)

**  Sons of Confederate Veterans sues Tennessee over removal of Forrest bust  from Capitol.

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AUGUST 30, 2020

**  Group protests  for removal of Confederate statue at Gaston County after vote to relocate it rescinded.  (North Carolina)

**  Large crowd  demonstrates at Confederate monument  in Murray;  MSU  football coach among  speakers who wants statue removed.  (Calloway County, Murray, Kentucky.  An assistant black coach.)

--Old Secesh

The Second Civil War: Portsmouth, Illinois, Congress, Tennessee, Maryland and Florida

AUGUST 27, 2020


**  Portsmouth begins taking down Confederate monument.  (Virginia.  It will be relocated.  NAACP ecstatic.  Sadly, the city left the monument with all the BLM hate crimes committed on it.   Glad it was removed.)

**  House Democrat introduces bill to replace Confederate  monuments nationwide.  (Bobby Rush, U.S. House of Representatives, from Illinois.  Apparently wants them replaced with monuments to Blacks.   I am totally surprised that a Democrat would introduce something like this.  Oh, and by the way, he is a black man.  Another big surprise.)

**  Other voices:  Confederate statues don't preserve history, they distort it.

**  Tennessee Heritage Protection Act puts future  of Confederate  monuments in hands of commission.

**  US Rep Jamie Raskin writes a possible substitute for Maryland's Confederate-sympathizing state song.

**  Man accused of vandalizing Pensacola Confederate monument arrested on suspicion of DUI.  (Florida.  He is a black man.)

Still, That Is Not Vandalism.  It Is a Hate Crime.  --Old Secesh

Rude Woman Makes Fool of Herself in Alabama. Even Father Ryan? Va. State Senator: "Ya'll Can't Arrest Them"

AUGUST 25, 2020


**  Confederate statue in Galveston County will stay put -- for now.   (Texas)

**  Franklin holding hearing on Confederate monument Monday night.  (Virginia.  Guess what they will decide?)

**  Opinion:  Father Ryan High School honors a Confederate sympathizer .  It should be renamed.  (The high school is in Nashville, Tennessee.  Father Ryan was a Catholic priest considered the unofficial poet of the Confederacy.   The writer was a very anti-Confederate guy.)

**  Case cites Virginia state senator's words before protesters  marred Confederate monument.  (Yep, that was some marring they committed.  Police say Louise Lucas Democrat) told them:  "They are going to put some paint on this thing, and y'all  can't arrest them."  But, senator, isn't defacing public property a crime?)

**  Reader Commentary:  Two Maryland towns, two very different   responses to Confederate monuments.   (Salisbury and Easton, Maryland)

**  Hecklers shout down group speaking in support of Confederate monument in Huntsville.  (Alabama.  One young white lady had a mouth and sure knew how to use it.  Complete rudeness on her part.  You need to see the video.  Go to this site and watch it.  Didn't her mama and grandmama teach her manners?   Oh, and I see the BLMers and very likely this young lady, already had a go at the monument looking at all the red paint on it.)

One thing about the BLMers and other ultra-leftist groups, they certainly don't want to hear what the other side has to say.  They are so sure they are right.  Wait, isn't that who they are against?

This Is What We're Up Against.  Whose a Blabbermouth!!?  --Old Secesh