Republicans, Florida, National Guard, Baltimore and St. Louis

MARCH 15, 2023

**  Florida GOP proposal would ban Pride flag -- but let Confederate flag fly at state buildings.

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MARCH 17, 2023

**  These Southern National Guard units to toss  Confederate  battle streamers.

**  Two  Baltimore Confederate statues vandalized, no suspects identified.  (Maryland.  And I thought they had removed all Confederate statues.  Hey, THIS is NOT vandalism.  It is a Hate Crime!!)

**  St. Louis school no longer named after Confederate soldier.  (Missouri.  Kennard Classical Junior Academy named after Lt. Samuel Kennard to be renamed Betty Wheeler Classical Junior Academy.  Betty Wheeler is a very deserving person, but also a black woman.)

--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

Treat BLM/Confederate Symbols Equally

JANUARY 11, 2023

**  Black students allege school district banned BLM attire but allowed nooses, c(C)onfederate symbols.  (Effingham, Georgia, schools.  To ban one and not the other goes against my way of thinking.  Either both are banned or both allowed.)

If one is bad, then the other is bad.

**  I take full responsibility  for vandalizing UM's Confederate statue.  (Univ. of Mississippi.  But, it wasn't vandalizing.  It was a hate crime.)

**  Debate over future of c(C)onfederate monument.  (Manatee County, Florida)

**  Remove  Confederate monument in Liberty Cemetery.

**  Confederate monument removed from downtown Bradenton in 2017 may be repaired, brought out of storage.  (Manatee County, Florida)

Confederate Is a Proper Name and Should Be Capitalized.  --Old Secesh

Georgia, Jacksonville and Asheboro

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

**  North Augusta offers new home for Confederate plaques.  (Georgia)

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DECEMBER 1, 2022

**  Jacksonville sits idly by as Confederate monuments stand.  (Florida)

**  $500 offered after Asheboro c(C)onfederate  monument spraypainted.  (North Carolina.  Might this have been a hate crime?)

**  Fencing set up around Confederate monument after vandalism.  (Asheboro, North Carolina.  Again, was it vandalism or a hate crime.  I think the latter.)

--Old Secesh

Civil War II: Toting Confederate Flags, Georgia, Jacksonville and South Carolina

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

**  Airplane flies Confederate flag over TIAA Bank Field with message that calls for return of monuments.  (Jacksonville, Florida.  Jaguars football game.)

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NOVEMBER 30, 2022

**  Milledgeville residents concerned after Confederate statue vandalized.  (Georgia.  Again, not vandalized.  It was a hate crome, pure and simple.)

**  Jacksonville council yet to vote on Confederate monuments.  (Florida.  Has something to do with the flag over the football stadium.)

**  Swansea replaces Confederate Memorial Day with Juneteenth.  (South Carolina)

--Old Secesh

Stone Mountain Again, North Carolina, Those Pesky Confederate Mounuments and Flags

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

**  Stone Mountain;  A brief history.  (Georgia.  Of interest, by Georgia state law, the whole park is a memorial to the Confederacy.  A lot of interesting stuff in the article.)

**  Commissioners to consider Confederate  statue decision  Monday.  (Lumberton, North Carolina)

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NOVEMBER 20, 2022

**  Confederate monuments:  The debate will rise again.  (No kidding)

**  Confederate flag returns along I-85, flagpole still in violation.  (South Carolina)

**  Flaming tire placed on steps of Confederate museum.   (New Orleans.  Could this be considered a hate crime or is it just a case of vandalism?)

--Old Secesh

The Second Civil War: A Hate Crime to a Confederate Monument, Those Pesky Confederate Flags and No George Floyd High School

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

**  Confederate monument  in front of Mercer  Law vandalized.  (Macon, Georgia.  That's not vandalism.  It is a pure and simple case of HATE CRIME!!)

**  Potsdam  Central student disciplined for bringing Confederate flag to school.  (New York.  As long as students will also get in trouble for BLM items.)

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NOVEMBER 11, 2022

**  82 schools have removed their racist namesakes since 2020.  Dozens now honor people of color.  (Sounds like a SPLC list to me.  At least none to my knowledge have been renamed to honor George Floyd, a man with no honor.  Also, can you get in trouble for referring to people of color?)

--Old Secesh

That North Carolina Mayor with CAIR Support

AUGUST 23, 2022

**  SBI investigating  Confederate monument taken down by Enfield's mayor.  (North Carolina.  The  wrecked monument has Crime Scene yellow tape on it.  Is there something wrong with taking down a Confederate monument?)

**  CAIR  applauds  bulldozing of Confederate monument.  (CAIR is the Council on American-Islamic Relations.   That would be monument in Enfield, N.C..  Hey, CAIR, do you know what the date will be in two days?  9/11   Are you going to applaud that as well?)

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AUGUST 24, 2022

**  North Carolina  mayor videos toppling of  Confederate monument.  (Enfield, N.C..  And, he was proud of what he did.  I'd like to know if he is a black man or a WWM?  By the way, part of that monument was to honor World War I veterans.  Nice job mayor.  Let's hope recall.)

**  Confederate flag saga in Georgetown continues.

--Old Secesh

Civil War II: Brazil, Arizona, Fort Sumter and Politics

AUGUST 20, 2022

**  Confederate festival in Brazilian town  where US exiles from the South founded a slave-owning colony after the Civil War faces ban, report says.  (Even overseas now?)

**  Two of Arizona's Confederate monuments have been defaced.  (Let's face it, not defaced, but had hate crimes committed against them.)

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AUGUST 21, 2022

**  Fort Sumter pulling merchandise with the Confederate flag on it.  (Daily Beast)

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AUGUST 23, 2022

**  Confederate flag shown near Don Bolduc campaign sign at parade.

--Old Secesh

Hate Crimes to Confederate Statues Continue and A Prom Dress, Really?

JULY 20, 2022

**  Confederate monument in Murray County defaced.  (Another hate crime.)

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JULY 21, 2022

**  King George's County Confederate monument may move in September.

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JULY 22, 2022

**  Jail officer swears her Confederate prom dress isn't racist.  (What does that have to do with the price of beans?)

**  Owensboro  Confederate statue update.

**  Chatsworth man charged with defacing Confederate veterans monument.  (I was shocked to hear that.  I thought that if you committed a hate crime on anything Confederate you'd be honored and feted as a hero.)

**  Sponsors continue to pull out of Faith 4th due to c(C)onfederate  imagery.

--Old Secesh

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

The Pedestal's Gone... Finally

JANUARY 2, 2022

**  Northam and Stoney to give Richmond's Confederate monument remains to Black History Museum.  (Sad R. and Sad Va.  These are the fellows who need to be voted out of office the next election.)

**  Pedestal of Robert E. Lee statue in Virginia  capital fully removed.  (Thank goodness for that.  What the city and state allowed the hate-crimers to do to it created a huge eyesore.  Now, where will the folks who like to write swear words and hate words on property write them?  I feel so sorry for those folks.)

--Old Secesh

That Travesty in Charlottesville

DECEMBER 7, 2021

**  Confederate statue remains  to be removed.  (Sad R.  The pedestal of the Lee statue is still there.  That eyesore because of what certain people did to it and what the city and state governments allowed them to do should have been taken down when they statue was removed.)

**  Statue of Confederate  Gen. Forrest removed in Tennessee.  (Along I-65 south of Nashville.  Well, it was an ugly statue.)

**  Thousands of 'renaming'  nominations received.  (Fort Rucker, Alabama)

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DECEMBER 8, 2021

**  Charlottesville's  statue of Confederate  General Robert E, Lee will be melted down.  (It is to be melted down into public art.  The city council voted 4-0 to give it to  the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center. This is a travesty.  Notice they didn't put it up to a public vote.  It should have been turned over to the SCV or UDC.

All Confederate statues should be turned over to the UDC or SCV.  All expenses should be paid for by those who want them taken down.)

**  Locals offer $3000  reward for Confederate monument  vandals.  (Murray, Kentucky.  Again, NOT vandalism.  This is a hate crime.)

More Shame on Charlottesville.  --Old Secesh

General Lee Statue to Come Down This Week in Sad R.-- FINALLY

This is jumping ahead a bit as this is current news and I am just up to August 26 in this blog.

But, I read today that the huge statue of Robert E. Lee in Sad R. is FINALLY coming down.  I wish it had been taken down soon after the state of Sad V and Sad R allowed BLM and their white minions to do their hate crimes to it last summer.

Every time I see a picture of what it looks like now, I see red and just can't believe this hate crime was allowed (even encouraged) to take place.  It certainly reflects poorly on Sad T. and its state.

Hopefully Democrats and BLM will pay for its removal and also restoration.  Now there should be plans as to where it should go.  All costs to move and replace it should also be paid for by those who want it gone.

Hey, Put Your Money Where Your Mouths Are.  --Old Secesh

Confederadication: Confederate Statue Removal a Monumental Challenge. Flag, Highway, Virginia, The Unpunished Alabama Hate Crime.

JULY 18, 2021

**  Confederate monument removed from city hall in Louisiana. (Lafayette. The Gen. Mouton statue.  

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JULY 19, 2021

**  Removing Confederate statues remains a monumental challenge.  (Good play on words.)

**  Confederate flag absent from Olmsted  County Living History Fair.

**  Virginia county votes to rename Lee Highway for abolitionist.  (Now Langston Highway, after a black man.  Why do all renamed Confederate things have to be for Blacks?)

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JULY 20, 2021

**  Damaged Confederate statue monument deemed dangerous; City of Tuskegee urges action.  (Alabama.  Remember, the damage (which is nothing short of a hate crime) was done by an elected city official and there have been no charges against him yet.  Unbelievable.  Imagine if someone had done that to a MLK statue!)

--Old Secesh

Poor Kirby Smith (Nobody Wants Him), Neo-Brown Shirts? Sad Charlottesville, Another Bragg Going, About That Tuskegee Hate Crime

JULY 9, 2021

**  After Lake County rejection, where does statue of Confederate Gen. Edmund Kirby Smith go now?   (Florida)

**  Neo-Confederates worked with other  far-right groups in failed efforts to preserve monuments.  (There's that Neo-Confederate term again.  Do you think these guys use it to make Confederate supporters sound like Neo-Nazis.  That is very Neo-Brown Shirt of them.)

**  Charlottesville set to remove Lee statue that sparked rally.  (Virginia.  Did you think they wouldn't?)

**  Fort Bragg  Citizen Commission wants input on changing town's name.  (Fort Bragg, California.  And you thought the name to be changed was just Fort Bragg.)

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July 10, 2021

**  Charlottesville prepares to take down Confederate statues on Saturday.  (Virginia.  Like I said, the sooner out of that town, the better.  Another town on my no-go list along with Richmond and Asheville.)

**  Tuskegee  leader vandalizes Confederate  statue, is ok with facing vandalism charges.  (Alabama.  But, what he did was not just vandalism, it was a hate crime.  He should be facing those charges.  Let's see of he takes that so easily.)

--Old Secesh

Tuskegee Councilman Commits a Hate Crime. Faith Parade, Sam and Stephen Probably Okay, South Carolina, Charlottesville and California

JULY 8, 2021

**  'Enough': Tuskegee Councilman Johnny Ford takes saw to Confederate monument in town square.   (Alabama.  He is guilty of a hate crime and should be prosecuted as such.  Not surprisingly, he is a black man and former mayor as well.  Also, time for a recall. Like the Virginia state senator, there is a legal and illegal way to do things.  They ought to know.)

**  Confederate re-enactor groups draw ire at Faith, NC  July 4th parade.  (Wonder who was angry?)

**  Statues of Sam Houston and Stephen  F. Austin likely to stay at US Capitol  despite  House vote.  (Texas.  Wouldn't that make Der Nance mad?)

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JULY 9, 2021

**  Confederate flag to fly again in rally at South Carolina Capitol.

**  Charlottesville officials won't disclose when they plan to remove Confederate statues.  (Virginia.  The sooner the better.  Charlottesville is in the same group with Asheville, N.C. and Richmond, Va.  And, one other positive in their removal is that BLM and their ilk won't get the opportunity to commit hate crimes against them anymore.)

**  Carmel proclaims itself an inclusive city in response to a Confederate flag.  (California.  Confederates need to be included as well.)

Hard to Believe the Tuskegee Guy Wasn't Arrested.  -Old Secesh

History of Confederate Statues and Why They Divide Us. Fort Moore? Sad R.'s Pesky Pedestals, Another Hate Crime and Loudon Co.'s Sign Problem

 JULY 5, 2021

**  BEW POV doc explores the history of Confederate statues -- and why they divide us.

**  Why the Confederacy failed to recreate the American Revolution.

**  Family of Bardstown  Army leader seeks to rename Fort Benning after parents.  (Bardstown, Kentucky.  For their father, Lt. General Hal Moore, a Vietnam hero.  At least he is not a black person.  I worry that ALL bases will be named for Blacks.)

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JULY 6, 2021

**  Monuments, pedestals  on the agenda of Richmond's Planning Commission on Tuesday.  (Virginia.  Guess what sad R. will determine here.)

**  Jackson statue vandalized. (Charlottesville, Virginia.  Again, this is not vandalism, it is a hate crime.  Treat it as such.  If a white person did that to a black person's statue, it sure would be called a hate crime.  Level the field.)

**  Loudon County weighs what to do with roads named for Confederates, segregationists.  (Virginia.  Figuring this is in Virginia, what do you think they will do?)

**  Loudon's segregationist symbols inventory finds 16 roads, Mosby Heritage Area.  (Virginia)

--Old Secesh

No Confederate Flag, No BLM Flag. Kentucky, Arkansas, North Carolina, New Jersey, Raleigh and Florida

MARCH 27. 2021

**  Centre College students trying to get Confederate statue near campus removed.  (Danville, Kentucky)

**  Fort Smith  Confederate statue:  Talks in limbo.  (Arkansas)

**  Arizona GOP  wants felony for  protesters who damage  statues.  (If damaging statues is a hate crime (which it is) and hate crimes are a felony, then go for it.)

**  Why is North Carolina  paying this proud Son of Confederate Veterans to lock up black men.  (Yahoo News.  Shame on Yahoo for running an article like this.  Sounds like the New York Times or Washington Post.)

**  NJ 'teacher, activist' accused  of starting riot that topple Confederate statue surrenders.  (Accused of the Raleigh, N.C. riot and arrested.  I still find that hard to believe.  I figured somebody who did something like he is accused of would receive a good citizenship award.)

**  Confederate namesake school demoted teacher  for not removing Black Lives Matter  flag.  (Jacksonville, Florida.  Robert E. Lee High School.   Hey, if you can't have a Confederate flag, you can't have a BLM flag.  Fair's Fair.)

--Old Secesh