Who's Racist? That Typo in Texas

APRIL 20, 2023

**  It's time for Mississippi to end Confederate Heritage Month.  (Upworthy)

**  State Supreme Court  grants cert in Sons of Confederate Veterans' suit to prevent removal of monument.

**  White Tennessee  lawmakers speak out for insurrection in honoring Confederate history.  (How do black Tennessee lawmakers stand on it?  Who's being racist?)

**  Oops!  Fort Hood rebranding will have to wait due to typography error.  (Texas.  A typographical error, wrong font.)

--Old Secesh

Who Should Be Paying for All These Army Base Name Changes?

MARCH 25, 2023

**  Confederate flag banned from Fort Worth Stockyards after flying in St. Patrick's parade.  (Texas)

**  Here's when Army bases honoring the Confederacy will shed  their old names.

**  Virginia  ceremony kicks off  Army's official removal of Confederate names from its bases.

**  Dawn Sanley on Confederate flag, tragedy that led to March madness to return to South Carolina.  (The NCAA would not hold any championship games in the state because of the Confederate flag on the statehouse.)

**  Fort Pickett to become the first  Army base to drop its Confederate name.  (Virginia)

And, again, I say that the cost of the name changes should be paod by BLM, NAACP, SPLC and their white minions.

Put Your Money Where Your Mouth IS!!!!   --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

Fort Pickett in Virginia Becomes Fort Barfoot

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

**  Virginia National Guard site renamed in attempt to detach from Confederate ties.  (Fort Pickett will be renamed Fort Barfoot.  World War II Medal of Honor recipient Col.Van T. Barfoot.

**  Minor raising funds to move Confederate statue.  (Bell County, Texas.  He is doing the right thing.  Let those who want it removed PAY for it THEMSELVES.)

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FEBRUARY 16, 2023

**  How the politics of race will play a key role in Nikki Haley's 2024 campaign.)

**  Stoney on how Mitch Landrieu inspired him to remove Confederate monuments in Richmond.  (Stoney is the mayor of Sad R.  Landrieu was mayor of New Orleans.  Of course, the monuments in New Orleans were taken down much more respectively than what happed in Sad R.)

I Still Say That Those Who Want Statues Removed or Places Renamed Should Pay All Costs Themselves.  --Old Secesh

The Second Civil War: Back to Alexandria and Louie Doesn't Get His Way

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

**  The base of the Appomattox statue has resurfaced atop Confederate graves in Alexandria.  (Virginia.  This one is about Confederate surrender.  Why would the Confederate-haters be against this.  Don't let CAIR or SPLC know about it.)

**  Here's what Manatee, Bradenton residents said about  Confederate statue's possible return.  (Florida)

**  Louie Minor's motion to destroy Bell Confederate statue fails.  (Bell County, Texas.  He is a Mexican-American.)

--Old Secesh

Florida, Stone Mountain and Texas

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

**  Five things to know about a Confederate monument's possible return  to Bradenton, Florida.

**  A new Stone Mountain documentary examines the world's largest Confederate memorial.

**  Texans split on removing Confederate holidays.

--Old Secesh

A.P. Hill Goes Home, Skipping a Vote and Bringing It Back?

JANUARY 24, 2023

**  Confederate general's  remains removed to Virginia hometown.  (A.P. Hill's remains reburied in Culpeper, Va.  At least he is out of Sad R.)

**  Bell Co.  Commissioners skip vote on Confederate statue.  (Belton, Texas)

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JANUARY 25, 2023

**  County commission to discuss reinstalling Confederate monument.  (Manatee County, Florida.  I wonder what SPLC will say about that?)

Reinstalling?   --Old Secesh

Civil War II: That Texas Stink Continues

JANUARY 22, 2023

**  Metro  Detroit prosecutor sparks outrage with Robert E. Lee  birthday post.  (How low will they go?)

**  For Richmond, a compelling new chapter.  (Well, I won't see it as I never plan to go there again.)

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JANUARY 23, 2023

**  Editorial:  Texas' Confederate day honors traitors who fought for slavery.  (Indiana Gazette.  Shows what they know in Indiana.)

--Old Secesh

A Hot Time in Texas These Days: And, You'd Think They Would Have Bigger Fish to Fry

JANUARY 20, 2023

**  Fate of c(C)onfederate statue outside Bell County Courthouse is still up in the air, years later.  (Belton, Texas)

**  Texas still silently celebrates Confederate Heroes day.  (So?)

**  Opinion:  Confederate Day honors  traitors  who fought for slavery.  (Someone who obviously doesn't know the whole story.)

And, To Think There Are No Problems With Crime and Poverty That They Would Do Better Dealing With Than Some Statues.  --  Old Secesh

Still After Those Confederate Heroes in Texas. Now the VA

JANUARY 20, 2023

**  Thursday is Confederate Heroes Day  in Texas, but Houston lawmakers want  it gone after this season.  

**  VA  changes name of only  medical center honoring Confederate officer.  (Dr. Hunter Holmes McGuire, Stonewall Jackson's physician.  It is located in Richmond.  Big surprise there.)

**  Editorial:  End Confederate Heroes Day and don't stop there.  (Houston Chronicle.  So, they join the Waqshington Post andNew York Times in Confederadication.)

**  Florida still celebrates 3 Confederate holidays.  (So?)

--Old Secesh

The Second Civil War: They're (Well Some Folks) After Confederate Heroes Day in Texas

JANUARY 8, 2023

**  Texas lawmakers renew push to abolish "Confederate Heroes Day."  (They are Democrats, of course.  I would also like to know if they are Black or White.)

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JANUARY 19, 2023

**  Yes, Texas has a state holiday called "Confederate Heroes' Day."  (And they also have a holiday called Juneteenth.)

**  Is Confederate Heroes Day still appropriate for Texas?

**  Confederate Heroes Day:  Texas  Rep. Jarvis Johnson files bill to abolish state holiday.  (Rep. Jarvis is a black man.  Could this be a racist move?)

If You're a Black Person and Want to Get Rid of This Holiday, Does This Make You Racist?  --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

Confederadication: Now VCU? Renaming the Military and the Battle of Belton

JANUARY 9, 2023

**  VCU's  medical college depended on and profited from slavery, new report says.  (Virginia Commonwealth University is located in Sad R.  They too are anxious to have Confederadication.  I sure don't know what is wrong with Sad R.  Must be the water?)

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JANUARY 10, 2023

**  U.S. military begins multi-million project renaming Army bases, Navy ships linked to the Confederacy.  (I still say this should be paid for by those who want the names removed.)

**  Battle for Belton Confederate statue removal carries to 2023.  (Texas)

Who Pays?   --Old Secesh

Fort Hamilton in NYC, Fort Liberty and Killeen

JANUARY 5, 2023

**  NYC fort renames street for Vietnam War  Infantryman.  (Fort Hamilton renamed Robert E. Lee Avenue for 1st Lt. John Warren.  A Medal of Honor recipient who was killed in Vietnam.  A deserving person, but also a black person.  Why do so many renamed things have to be of black people?)

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JANUARY 6, 2023

**  Get ready for Fort Liberty:  The Pentagon begins changing Confederate base names.  (Fort Bragg.  I'm kind of surprised is wasn't renamed Fort BLM.)

**  Possibility of renaming Killeen's Fort Hood Street evokes mixed opinions and high emotions.

--Old Secesh

Civil War II: Those Pesky Confederate Statues

JANUARY 3, 2023

**  White companies wouldn't remove Confederate statues.  So black man did it.   (Did he do it legally or illegally?  That Sad R. thing, you know.)

**  Confederate concerns:  Minor seeks to have monument moved.  (Confederate statue on Belton County, Texas, courthouse.)

**  Killeen business owners say renaming Fort Hood Street would put extra costs on them.  (Texas)

--Old Secesh

Boycotts, Unfulfilled Promises, Fort Hood and 75%

OCTOBER 18, 2022

**  Del. Dems urged to boycott Return Day parade carriages from  Confederate flag flying museum.  (Delaware.  How dumb.)

**  After unfulfilled promises, calls to remove  Greenville's Confederate statue stir again.  (South Carolina)

**  Five years on, what does the removal of  Confederate statues mean to the city?  (Virginia)

**  Fort Hood in Killeen to change name in 2024.  (Texas)

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OCTOBER 19, 2022

**  Survey says 75% of Americans  say Confederate monuments should not remain.  (The dear old folks at SPLC again.  Wonder who they asked?)

--Old Secesh

Bubba, Virginia, Fort Hood and Fort Rucker

OCTOBER 12, 2022

**  Bubba Wallace had to Google the Confedrate flag before leading NASCAR ban in 2020.  (He was not aware what it stood for.)

**  Loudon school board to get a look at  segregationist school names.  (Virginia)

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OCTOBER 13, 2022

**  Renaming Fort Hood explained:  Who is General Richard ?  (Texas)

**  SECDEF  approves renaming  9 military bases.

**  Fort Rucker renamed after honorary military officer -- check it out.  (Enterprise, Alabama.  It will be named after Chief Warrant Officer Michael Novosel, Sr., a Medal of Honor recipient and veteran of WW II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War and a resident of Enterprise.  What greater honor for this renaming.  I totally agree with it.)

--Old Secesh

Changing the Names of Army Bases

 October 9, 2022

**  How black troops lost out in Army's bid to sever Army post's Confederate ties.

**  Texas Fort Hood to be renamed for  US  army's first Latino four-star general.  Richard Cavazos)

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OCTOBER 10. 2022

**  Fort Rucker name change approved. (It will be renamed Fort Novosel, a Medal of Honor winner.)

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OCTOBER 11, 2022

**  Confederate monument in Greenville  draws renewed call for condemnation and removal.  (South Carolina.  Sounds like a BLM, NAACP, CAIR, SPLC thing.)

**  Reeve presses leader of group against removal of Confederate statue.  (Salisbury, North Carolina)

**  From Fort Hood to Fort Cavazos:  U.S. Army's largest  post to undergo name change.  (Texas)

--Old Secesh

The Second Civil War: About That N.C. Mayor and the Gainesville, Texas Verdict

AUGUST 25, 2022

**  Black mayor live streams removal of Confederate monument.  (Enfield, N.C.  Well, that answers the question I posed in the last post.  I wonder if a black person knocks down a Confederate monument if that would be considered racist and a hate crime.)

**  North Carolina mayor under investigation after livestreaming  teardown of Confederate monument.  (Enfield, N.C.  And remember the monument was also to World War I soldiers.  It's about time people started taking this destruction seriously and prosecuting.)

**  Trial begins for protesters who called for removal of Gainesville Confederate monument.  (Texas.  I read about this and they should not have been arrested.)

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AUGUST 26, 2022

**  Denton, Gainesville protesters get jail time over Confederate  monument protests.  (Texas.  They should have been exonerated.)

--Old Secesh

Civil War II: Paying for Base Name Changes, Texas, Georgia, Delaware

AUGUST 11, 2022

**  High price tag to rename 'Confederate' bases.

**  Confederate groups may once again stall Charlottesville's plans fot the statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee.  (Virginia)

**  How many Texas schools still have Confederate-linked names?  (Sounds like a job for the good folks at SPLC.)

**  Judge warns Newton chairman not to remove  Confederate statue.  (Covington, Georgia)

**  Georgetown mayor voids check to  historical society over c(C)onfederate flag controversy.  (Delaware. )

--Old Secesh