Vanquish? Really?

DECEMBER 23, 2022

**  West Point moves to vanquish Confederate symbols from campus.  (Vanquish!?  Really!?)

**  U.S. Appeals Court upholds ruling against N.C. Confederate license plate.  (As long as BLM, NAACP and SPLC plates are not allowed either.)

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DECEMBER 24, 2022

**  What the future holds for Richmond's former Confederate monuments.  (WVTF.  I tell you, it is not good.  No Confederate monument should ever be turned over to any black organization.)

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DECEMBER 25, 2022

**  West Point to remove Robert E. Lee portrait, bust.

Vanquish Me? Do Not Vanquish Confederates.  --Old Secesh

Civil War II: North Carolina, Those Pesky Confederate Flags and Fort Hood

DECEMBER 17, 2022

**  NC Supreme Court dismisses suit to return Confederate statue.  (Winston-Salem)

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DECEMBER 19, 2022

**  Group flies Confederate flag, banner over stadium again ahead of anticipated game.  (Jacksonville, Florida.  Before Jaguars-Cowboy NFL game.  This is the second time they've done it.)

**  Group with Confederate ties sue Edenton to stop monument's relocation.  (Edenton, North Carolina.  UDC.)

**  Fort Hood begins process of changing names of buildings with 'Hood'  in their name.  (Texas)

--Old Secesh

Another National Survey on Statue Removal

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

**  Southern attitudes toward Confederate monuments and reforming public spaces.  (Findings from a national survey.  Interesting numbers.  Of interest, every state in the South and even across the nation has 50% and more wanting them left in place or have context added to them.)

Of course, it is my belief that the absolute best way to determine how people stand on statue removal would be to put it to a vote.  I'd go along with the will of the majority of the people and also am fairly sure that, unless the people in a voting district are primarily Blacks, the vote will be to keep the statues.  Look what has happened in Virginia when it has been put to a vote.  Virginians have come a long way in my mind as to redeeming themselves, other than Sad R..

**  Confederate battle flag replaced with a state flag on I-85.  (South Carolina)

**  High court tosses Sons group's monument removal suits but reverses third case.  (Georgia.  Sons of Confederate Veterans)

--Old Secesh

Confederadication: Georgia Supreme Court, I-85 Flag

OCTOBER 28, 2022

**  Georgia Supreme Court hands supporters of Confederate statues in public parks a partial setback.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2022

**  Southern highway will remove newly  erected Confederate flag.  (I-85, The Black Wall Street Times)

**  Community resident has standing to sue over planned removal of Confederate statue, top Georgia court says.

--Old Secesh

Confederadication: Georgia, Florida, Fort Bragg and Sad R.

OCTOBER 26, 2022

**  State Supreme Court dismisses law suits challenging removal of Confederate  statues.  (Georgia)

**  Florida GOP paid  thousands to far right Charlottesville attendee.

**  Fort Liberty costs and timelines:  5 things to know about the renaming of Fort Bragg.  (North Carolina.  As I have said before, those wanting the renaming should pay for it.)

**  Richmond gets court win  in lingering Confederate statue case.  (Virginia)

--Old Secesh

Oh 'Dem' Flags and Statues

AUGIST 5, 2022

**  Court upholds removal of Confederate monument in North Florida.  (Yep, always really surprises me when our justice system takes that stand.)

**  Unity in Community calls for removal of Confederate statue.  (Cornelius, N.C.)

**  Efforts to preserve a Confederate  monument in a Madison park get dealt a blow from an appeals court.  (Madison, Florida)

**  Betsy Johnson fails to condemn Confederate flags at her rally.  (Big whup.)

**  Confederate flag controversy  in Sussex County Council.  (Georgetown, Delaware)

**  Is Florida's state flag 'the most overtly racist symbol in the United States'?

Still Buggin' Folks.  --Old Secesh

Confederate Ideology Still? Remnant of the 'Lost Cause'?

JUNE 24, 2022

**  Confederate ideology is still alive and well,  and paraded through our c(C)apitol.  (Still upset about that Confederate flag in the Capitol.)

**  Remnant of the Lost Cause:  U.S. Army  to rename bases that honor Confederates.

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JUNE 25, 2022

**  Williamson County seal:  Efforts  to remove Confederate flag on hold.  (Tennessee)

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JUNE 26, 2022

**  Opponents tell Augusta Commission it's time for decision on  Confederate monument.  (Georgia)

**  Supreme Court finds that the Civil War  was wrongly decided, reinstates the Confederacy.  (Daily  Kos)

--Old Secesh

Making Money Removing Statues. Macon, Ga., Tennessee, South Dakota and Selma

JUNE 22, 2022

**  Contractor turns  demolished Confederate monuments into NFT collection.  (Sad R.  He made a whole lot of money taking them down and had a definite political in with his bud, the mayor of Sad R.)

**  Two of Macon's Confederate monuments begin moving this week.  (Georgia)

**  Giles County to remove Confederate  memorabilia from  jury deliberation room.  (Tennessee.  I can agree with this move.  They have no business being in a place where juries decide a person's fate.)

**  South Dakota town to hold Civil War festival with Confederate flag.  (Canton, S.D.  Oh NOOOOOOOO!  How horrible of them.)

**  Selma Confederate monument theft case:  Trial set for 2023.  (Alabama.  I am surprised the people who stole it are being prosecuted instead of receiving heroes medals.)

**  2 Confederate monuments to be relocated from downtown Macon to outside Rose Hill Cemetery.  (Georgia)

--Old Secesh

VMI, Juneteenth, Wildman's Again and Kentucky

JUNE 18, 2022

**  Under attack:  Virginia Military Institute's culture forced to change.  (You don't ignore your history.  Especially your proud history.)

**  Sunday is Juneteenth:  How did that come about?  (Not my holiday.  Take away Confederate ones and replace with black ones.  I don't think so.)

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JUNE 19, 2022

**  Georgia city official resigns after Confederate shop reopens.  (Kennesaw, Georgia.  Wildman's Civil War Surplus reopened after Woldman's death.  Awww!  Poor politician.)

**  Kentucky Supreme Court to review monument removal decision.

--Old Secesh

UDC Appeals Ruling, Renaming, NASCAR

MAY 28, 2022

**  UDC to appeal  ruling that Confederate monument belongs to Fiscal Court.  (Owensboro, Kentucky)

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MAY 29, 2022

**  What a Hero!:  New York street named  for Confederate  general now honors black Vietnam vet.  (Atlanta Black Star)

**  Hot ticket:  NASCAR hub gets sellout for Memorial  Day weekend.  (Coca Cola 600 in Charlotte.  Well, I sure didn't go or even watch it.)

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MAY 30, 2022

**  Traitors banished, heroes honored:  the Department of Defense gets base  renamings right.  (NY  Daily News.  Some more unbiased reporting.  But, note, that NOT all were renamed for Blacks.)

Those Who Think NASCAR Was Wrong for Banning the Confederate Flag Should Vote With Non-Attendance.  --Old Secesh

A Virginia County Votes to Let Confederate Statue Remain

MAY 21, 2022

**  Charlotte Co.  votes to not relocate Confederate monument.  (Virginia.  The County Board of Supervisors voted 5-2 to leave it.  Finally, some politicians with backbone.  Better not let certain groups know about this.)

**  Shenandoah considers restoring Confederate school names.  (Virginia)

**  Supreme Court takes up right to sue over removal of Confederate monuments.  (Georgia)

I tell you, Virginia is starting to impress me with the way some are standing up against this onslaught.  I may have to cancel my boycott of that state.  (Not that they would care anyway.)

Some Things Going Our Way for a Change.  --Old Secesh

Florida, Georgia, Virginia and Maryland

MAY 20, 2022

**  Federal court hearing  moves Pensacola  Confederate statue removal law suit to state court.  (Florida)

**  Virginia board considers restoring names  of schools named for Confederate  generals.

**  Georgia Supreme Court takes up right to sue over removal of Confederate monuments.

**  Confederate flag found hanging  from Charles County high school.  (Maryland)

**  Could the Pensacola Confederate monument come back?  federal ruling may make it possible.  (Florida)

**  Ga. Supreme Court hears two Confederate monument cases.

These Headlines Just Might Make the Good Folks Over at SPLC Upset.   --Old Secesh

Should a Confederate Monument Be Removed If There Are More Whites Than Blacks in a Town?

MARCH 21, 2022

**  Will this predominately white town remove its Confederate monument?  (The people should vote on it.  If there are a lot of "woke" whites voting along with the Blacks, then they should have enough votes to remove it.) 

**  Ketanji   Brown Jackson fought injustices while at Harvard.  (Supreme Court nominee.  Someone had a Confederate flag in their dorm window.  She objected to it.  Wonder how she feels about a BLM flag?  The fact that she was the one and only one considered for the job makes me wonder if there were any white men also qualified for the job who might have been overlooked because of their sex and race.  Makes you wonder.)

**  Push to bring Robert E. Lee bust back to downtown Fort Myers.  (Florida)

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MARCH 22, 2022

As you may well imagine, there are lots and lots of stories out now about the renaming of the bases.

**  New plan  proposed to remove Jacksonville's remaining  Confederate monuments.  (Florida)

--Old Secesh

Confederadication: Sad R., Shreveport, Canada, Alabama, Forts and Charleston

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

**  Possible time capsule found  in Jefferson Davis pedestal.  (Sad R.)

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FEBRUARY 18, 2022

**  Confederate monument removal plans progress but relocation date not set.  (Shreveport, Louisiana)

**  Swastikas and Confederate flags seen at Canada's 'Freedom Convoy.'

**  Lawsuit involving  Florence's Confederate statue going  before judge.  (Alabama)

**  Column:  Army forts named for rebels should be renamed posthaste.  (Chicago Tribune)

**  Confederate marker fight may send SC and Charleston to court.  

--Old Secesh

Heritage Not Hate, Statues of Black Soldiers, Trial on the Unite the Right Rally, Renaming Fort Bragg

OCTOBER 29, 2021

**  Heritage, not hate?  Decoding Confederate nostalgia.

**  Newly built statue of black soldier stands opposite Confederate statue in  Tennessee.  (Franklin.  Again, I am agreeable to this.  You can never have enough historical statues or markers in my opinion.)

**  Confederate monument removal resurfaces in Lakeland  mayoral contest.  (Florida)

**  Jury hears opening  statements in trial over whether  Charlottesville Unite the Right  rally was intended to spur  violence.  (Charlottesville, Virginia.  I believe violence was probably expected but wouldn't have been a definite thing had not the other side showed up with such vehemence.)

**  Jury selected for civil trial over Charlottesville  rally.  (Virginia)

**  Readers answer what they think Fort Bragg's next name should be.  (Fayetteville, North Carolina)

Here are some of their thoughts:

Joint Base Fayetteville

Keep the name Fort Bragg

Fort Healy

Fort William T. Sherman

Fort Lumbee

Fort Colin Powell

--Old Secesh

Confederadication: Whenever Ownership Unclear, Turn the Statue Over to UDC or SCV.

OCTOBER 23, 2021

**  Black Georgia students suspended  for planning protest  of Confederate  flag.  (High school)

 **  Attorney petitions  U.S. Supreme Court to hear case on relocation of Lakeland Confederate statue.  (Florida.  Yep!  And see far that gets.)

**  Confederate officers' treason to be scrubbed from  military base names.  (Why wasn't it treason when these bases were named back in the 1930s?  One has to wonder.  What happened  between then and now?)

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OCTOBER24, 2021

**  Remove a Confederate statue?  A Tennessee city did this instead.  (Franklin.  They put up a statue to the USCT.  I whole-heartedly agree with doing this.   You can never have too many monuments to the past.)

**  What is the status of Pittsboro's removed Confederate monument?  (North Carolina.  It's in limbo over ownership.  Whenever you're not sure of ownership, turn it over to the UDC or SCV.)

Instead of Removing Confederate Monuments, Put Up a Monument That Will Make Blacks Happy.   --Old Secesh

Fort Colin Powell Has a Nice Ring to It. Melting Statues for New Artwork Won't Make It

OCTOBER 22, 2021

**  Virginia Supreme Court won't reconsider  decision allowing  Robert E. Lee statue  removal.  (Sad R.  No kidding.  It's already down.  Now they need to get that eyesore (from what certain people of Richmond have done to it) of a pedestal down and removed.)

**  Museum proposes melting Lee Statue to make new artwork.  (Charlottesville, Virginia.  A black museum of course.  They should take a statue of one of their people down and melt it for new artwork.)

**  Alabama will move forward  in case involving  alleged monument theft.  (It  was taken.  How alleged can that be?  But this is surprising.  I didn't think there was anything wrong anymore to someone desecrating any Confederate monuments.)

**  Fort Colin Powell?  Some want this Confederate-named base to honor the late general.  (My thoughts exactly.  I'd sure support this renaming.)

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OCTOBER 23, 2021

**  DeKalb judge dismisses  attempt to restore  Decatur Confederate  monument.  (Georgia.  Imagine out judicial system doing something like this?)

--Old Secesh

The Courts Seem to Be Anti-Confederate. Renaming the Bases, Damaging the Monuments and Contextualizing

SEPTEMBER 30,2021

**  Court says Georgia city can ban Confederate flags in parade.  (Alpharetta, Georgia.  Like I said in the last post, it is unlikely we'll get any help from the court systems.

**  PG trustees opt out of signing  Fort Lee name change resolution.  (Prince George County, Virginia.  They want the name changed to Fort Arthur J. Gregg, a black general.  He is deserving of the name change, but let's try not to rename EVERY Confederate-named fort after a black person as some people evidently want to happen.

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OCTOBER 1, 2021

**  Deputies looking for suspects who damaged Confederate soldier statue in Newnan, stole pieces of it.  (Newnan, Georgia.  It happened on the night of Sept. 17.  And here I was thinking it was okay to damage a Confederate statue.  Maybe there is hope after all.)

**  Virginia  guidelines for contextualizing Confederate monuments still in works.  (Just remember, the current dogma about "The Lost cause" being a racially based uprising is nothing more than the current beliefs of certain people.  What will it be ten years from now?)

**  Charlottesville will accept offers for Confederate monuments until October 15.  (Virginia.  The only offers they should consider are those from the UDC and SCV.  And all costs for removal storage and relocation should be paid for by the town or, even better, those who wanted them gone.

--Old Secesh

Hey Media, Confederate Is a Proper Name and Needs to Be Capitalized

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

**   Opinion:  Get Confederate  symbols off  Virginia school campuses.    (Daily Press, Virginia)

**  Statue of Confederate  Gen. Robert E. Lee in Virginia's capital  can be removed, court rules.  (Virginia's Supreme Court.  Can you imagine a governing body in Virginia being anti-Confederate?)

**  Cost a concern for moving Confederate memorial.  (Augusta, Georgia.  Just have the people who want it removed pay for all costs.  Put your money where your mouth is.)

**  Demonstrators  call Mayor Curry a 'liar' after failure to remove c(C)onfederate monuments.   (Jacksonville, Florida.  First Coast ABC News.  Something about a proper name, guys.)

**  The 'Dukes of Hazzard' c(C)onfederate flag car damaged by Hurricane Ida.  (NME.  Proper name.  Did BLM have something to do with the hurricane?)

I'm beginning to think Blacks must be demanding that Confederate stop being a proper name and thusly capitalized like they did to get black when used as an adjective capitalized.  Which of these terms might be considered racist?:  The Black man,  The white man.  Is this racist?

Actually, most media seems to have a grasp on the proper name thing, but there are some with no idea.

--Old Secesh

Is Judicial System Anti-Black If Confederate Portraits and Statues Present? Cleaning Up State Police Language. Forrest Going to Columbia and the Confederate GOP

JULY 31, 2021

**  Judicial portraits and Confederate monuments stir debate on bias  in the justice system.  (It is believed that the portraits and monuments mean that Blacks will not get justice.  An even better suggestion is for Blacks to quit breaking the law so much.  Just look at the number of people shot and killed in Chicago for any week.  As Chris says, "Obey the law and be polite.")

**  Rampant racist language , Confederate flag prompted discipline years ago at  State Police."  (Arkansas.  I agree that there should not be this kind of language used in home bases.  Nor should their be swearing when arresting people.)

**  Community  Reaction:  Forrest remains on the way to Columbia.  (Tennessee.  Some for it, some against it."

**  Watch GOP turn 'Confederate Gray.'  "Well, the Democrats have turned BLM

--Old Secesh