The Second Civil War: NAACP Again, Muslims, New York Fair and a Confederate Flag

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

**  NAACP says Confederate statue should be removed from public courthouse.  (Robeson County, N.C.)

**  CAIR supports  NAACP call for  removal of Confederate monument from N.C. courthouse.  (Council on American-Islamic Relations.  Maybe they should also call for a ban on Islamic treatment of women and the opening of Islamic countries to Christianity as well.)

**  Group:  Fair should ban Confederate flag to get federal  funds.  (Delaware County, New York)

**  Confederate:  Why flag on Diamond's video has caused a stir.  (He is a black Tanzanian recording artist.)

--Old Secesh

Confederadication: Those Pesky Street Signs, Fort Bragg Transparency, Stone Mountain, Those Pesky Statues and Flags

AUGUST 23, 2021

**  A new name for a street that honors the Confederacy.  (Charlotte, N.C..  Jefferson Davis Street to become Druid Hills Way.)

**  'We're going to be very transparent', Fort Bragg leaders to hold town halls on renaming.  (As I said before.  It cane be renamed for Union General Edward Bragg, commander of the famed Iron Brigade.  That would save all the costs of renaming.)

**  Logo for Georgia's Stone Mountain omits Confederate image.  (And you know what certain people have problems with.)

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AUGUST 24, 2021

**  Court ruling means  Georgia Confederate monument  could soon be removed.  (Brunswick)

**  Lorain County Fair: Truce in Confederate flag debate as vendor retires.  (Hey, if the flag offends you, don't buy it.  Don't even look at it and, golly gee, don't do business with the person selling it.  How simple can that be?) 

--Old Secesh

Why Must Everything Be Renamed for Blacks? SPLC Again, Oh Those Fairs, Oh Those Flags. COVID-19 and the Civil War, Schools

AUGUST 14, 2021

**  Correcting revisionist history:  SPLC challenges more than 100 schools honoring Confederate leaders to change their names.  (They even made a lost.  Imagine them making a list.  Of course, I'm sure they want all of them to be renamed for Blacks.)

**  Flag debate rises again  with fair season.  (You know which flags are in question.  The way I look at it, if a person is offended, don't buy it or look at it or even do business with the person.)

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AUGUST 15, 2021

**  AS US COVID-19 deaths top the Civil War's toll, we're repeating disease history.  (Time Magazine.  Well, how about that.  No statues or flags here!!!)

**  Northampton  school board gets first look at 'hate symbols' policy.  (Massachusetts.  Confederate flags of course.  Is there anything about BLM paraphernalia on that list?  That is pretty much hate in my books.)

**  Hampton to rename five schools called for servant owners, Confederates and segregationists.  (Of course, they will be renamed for Blacks.)

--Old Secesh

The Second Civil War: County Fair, Confederate Flags, Texas, Paying for Removal, Florida, Virginia and Bases

JANUARY 20, 2021

**  Petition calling on Durham Fair to prohibit Confederate flags, revived for Martin Luther King Day.  (Connecticut.  The Middlefield-Durham Racial Justice Team wants it.  How do they stand on allowing BLM stuff at the fair since that stands for rioting, looting, arson, confrontation and hate crimes?  Inquiring minds would like to know.)

**  Confederate flag seen as unwelcome.

**  NIOT:  Ban confederate flag sale at fair.  (Hey NIOT, proper name.  Excuse me.  What about BLM flags?)

**  MLK Jr. Day raises $18K to remove Balstrop Confederate monuments.  (Texas  Again, you want the monuments removed. You pay for it yourself.  Public funds should not be used.

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JANUARY 21, 2021

**  Fort Myers City Council votes to remove pedestal that held Robert E. Lee bust.  (Florida.  One of these days I'm just sure politicians will develop a spine.)

**  Northam to rename Virginia Beach's Camp Pendleton, which honors Confederate general.  (Virginia. Of course, Northam is that state's governor.  Hopefully voters will remember him when he runs for reelection along with most all of the state's legislature.)

--Old Secesh

  

Civil War II: Letters, Army Officer, Racism, Florida, Mississippi and a County Fair in Ohio

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

Civil War II: North Carolina, Key West, Bases, Billboards, Flags, Maine, Statues and Fairs

JULY 29, 2020

**  Hertford monument honors black Union troops.  (North Carolina.  As they rightfully deserve.)

**  "Love Me Do:  The dark side of Mallory Square.  (Key West, Florida.  Will the name of this popular sunset spot have to be changed now?

**  Renaming bases doesn't dishonor veterans who trained there.

**  Timeline  of BLM billboard , adjacent Confederate flag.

**  New Gloucester group calls on AMVETS to stop using Confederate flag.  (Maine  The group is BLM Allies.)

**  Nelson County's Confederate statue  draws local pastor's cry for removal.  (Virginia.  Big surprise there.  The pastor is a member of the NAACP.  Big surprise there.)

**  Confederate flag debate  at Northeast Ohio county fairs.  (Again, if a Confederate flag being offered for sale offends you, don't buy it.  That simple.)

No More Sunsets at Mallory Square in Key West?  --Old Secesh

Five Schools in Missouri: Three Named for Union leaders at the Battle of Wilson's Creek; Two for Confederate Comanders. What to Do?

JULY 2, 2020


**  Republic schools named for Confederate generals  may get renamed.  (Springfield, Mo.    Five schools were named after leaders on both sides at the Battle of Wilson's Creek.  Two named after Confederate leaders at the battle.  Three after Union commanders.  Obviously the Confederate ones need to be renamed.  Well, we had the movie "Three Signs Outside Ebbing, Missouri" now we have the "Five Schools in Republic, Missouri.")

There is also a push to remove a statue of a Confederate general at the nearby Springfield National cemetery.

**  Richmond mayor says he wants city-owned confederate monuments removed immediately.  (Patience, man.  Patience.  I knew he and the governor would be chomping at the bit to take them down.)

**  As more fairs ban rebel flag, what will the Lorain County Fair Board do?  (Ohio)

You've Hear of the Movie "Three Signs in Ebbing, Missouri."  Now We Have Five Schools in Republic, Missouri.  --Old Secesh

The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down, Mississippi State Flag, Monuments, County Fairs and Elizabeth Warren

JUNE 28, 2020

**  Mississippi poised to replace state flag featuring Confederate war emblem.

**  Trump denounces  protesters tearing down statues, as Confederate monuments are targeted.

**  Ricchard Groves:  The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down.  (No kidding.  I heard this song by the Band a few days ago and couldn't help but have a tear in my eye.  This is the second time they drove old Dixie down.  The first was in 1865.  This song has taken on a whole new meaning for me of late.)

**  NWF Confederate memorials --  remove them or keep them?


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JUNE 29, 2020

**  A 'coup' led by  white supremacists led to placement of Pensacola's Confederate monument.  (Florida)

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JULY 1, 2020 

**  'Community is awakened':    Confederate flag out at Wayne County Fair.  (Ohio)

**  Confederate cannons removed from Raleigh now at Fort Fisher.

**  Elizabeth Warren calls for all 10 military bases named after 'traitor' Confederate generals to be renamed and accuses Donald Trump of  'choosing hatred and division' by opposing the move.  (Like I said, what a gal."

--Old Secesh

Marines, Cornell University, John C. Stennis, Confederate Flags an Army

JUNE 26, 2020

**  Marines say banning Confederate flag is only one step  to confronting racism in the Corps.

**  Cornell president asks Delaware County fair to ban Confederate flag merchandise.  (What does that have to do with a college?)

**  He opposed civil rights, yet John C. Stennis has a Navy aircraft carrier named after him.  (So now you cam't have your own opinion?)

**  Army won't ban Confederate flag displays without Pentagon approval.

**  Army is taking limited steps to counter racial divisiveness.

--Old Secesh

Of Wiley's Racist Monument, Bands and Roses With Offensive Names, and Pesky Confederate Flags

December 25, 2019

**  Kehinde Wiley's anti-Confederate memorial.  (He is the sculptor of the new monument in Richmond, Virginia.  I am hoping people pay more respect to it than they do to Confederate monuments even though it is racist.)

**  Upcoming court date in ongoing Confederate monument  court battle reset.  (Caddo, Louisiana)

**  NWA Letters to the Editor "Statue deserves new place in context of area history.  (Bentonville, Arkansas.  Wants Confederate statue moved.)

**  Confederate Railroad coming to Jackson County Fair.  (Iowa.  Here's hoping Gov. "Toilets" of Illinois won't cause it to be cancelled because of the logo and name.)

**  Resident objects to vendor's booth at Old Tyme Fair in New Jersey with Confederate flag for sale.

**  Confederate roses.  I did not know there was a type of rose named this, but hopefully the name won't have to be changed because of their connection to the "S" word.

Well, if Confederate monuments are racist, I guess Mr. Wiley's monument is of the same sort.

--Old SeceshFlower

Civil War II: Early November: What About That Flag on the General Lee?

**  We can remove Confederate statues while also recognizing progress being made.

**  How Memphis transformed its parks named for Confederate  generals into inclusive spaces.

**  Meetings seeking feedback for Confederate monument begin Monday.

**  Pedestals of Confederate statues in Charlottesville vandalized yet again.   (Come on, "Vandalized"?  We know what this is.)

**  Middle moves to keep Confederate flags Trump merchandise out of Harvest Fest.

**  Ernest Blevins:  Confederate monuments are community memorials.

**  John Schneider doesn't think Bubba Watson (golf pro) took the Confederate flag off his car.(The General Lee from "Dukes of Hazzard."    This is an interesting article.)

**  County fair votes against banning sale of Confederate flag merchandise.  (Wow!!)

--Old Secesh

Civil War II, October 29: Changing Vandalism of Confederate Statues to Hate Crime

From the Oct. 29, 2019,  Google Alerts for Confederate.

**  2 arrested at Confederate monument  protest in North Carolina.

**  Confederate monument will not come down  in Chatham County  after judge's ruling at least for Now.

**  'Vicksburg' review:  Breaking the Confederacy  (not CW II)

**  Council to finally decide if Confederate Gen. Pickett's name belongs on Bellingham bridge.

**  Sons of Confederate Veterans want men who damaged Robert E. Lee bust  charged with hate crime.

**  Letter:  Confederate flags should be banned at Athens Co. Fair.

**  Confederate Railroad (Country rock band) booked 2 months before gov. cancelled.

**  Confederacy group claims it was a victim of Robert E. Lee bust vandalism.

**  NWA Letters to the Editor:  About damage to Confederate monument.

**  Feature:    Trump tweet, political divisions fuel rising discourse about new US civil war.

It Just Keeps Going.  --Old Secesh

Some Older Heritage Attacks-- Part 2: Flags and More Flags

**  University clarifies removal policy for Confederate monuments.

**  Confederate flags will be sold but discouraged at county fair.

**  Confederate flag at community gardens in Concord removed.

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From the May 31, 2019, Google Alerts  for Confederate.

**  Parade vehicle with Confederate Flag draws criticism.

**  Letter:  Artifacts support alternative history of Confederacy.

**  There were six articles about the high school yearbook in yesterday's post.

Go Ahead, Flag Me!!  --Old Secesh

Some Older Heritage Attacks-- Part 1: Vendors and Yearbooks

I have been keeping an occasional list of the attacks in my Heritage Attacks notebook, just in case my old blog about them ever came to pass, but it didn't.  I will include them here.

From the May 30, 2019, Google Alerts for Confederate:

**  Tennessee town's plans for Confederate statue draws controversy.  (Franklin)

**  High school yearbooks recalled over Confederate flag photo.

**  Vendors banned from selling Confederate flags at Gouveneu & St.Lawrene County Fair.

**  Kemp signs bill to protect Confederate monuments.

**  Neighbors furious after person hangs mannequin from tree next to Confederate flag.    (I don't blame them.  This is not good for anybody.)

--Old Secesh