Beware Those Mean Old Sneaky Confederate Statues

MARCH 5, 2023

**  Student says she's fighting racism at her high school, where some fly Confederate flags.  (West Virginia)

**  Fort Benning and over 1,000 DOD other assets linked to Confederacy to be renamed.  (And who pays for it?)

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MARCH 6, 2023

**  Protesters feel threatened over Confederate monuments.  (Jacksonville, Florida.  Yeah, ya gotta watch out for those mean statues.  You never know when one is going to attack you.  Pigeons everywhere should be very afraid.)

I See A Confederate Statue Sneaking Up Right Now!!   --Old Secesh

Digging Up Nikki's Past, Sad R., Those Pesky Confederate Flags

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

**  Nikki Haley defends Confederate flag in unearthed interview.  (Seriously, did someone bury it under the ground?)

**  One less Confederate  symbol.  (Sad R. again.)

**  Parents angry after Confederate flag  flown at Union County high school.  (Indian Trail, North Carolina.  It was flown from a pickup truck in the parking lot.  Bet BLM is mad.)

**  Fort Bragg to officially change name to Fort Liberty.  (North Carolina.  I'm not celebrating.)

--Old Secesh

Founding Fathers Zero, WWMs One

**  JANUARY 4, 2023

**  Virginia school board votes to rename  high school named after Founding Father who owned slaves. (Sad R., Virginia.  George Wythe High School.  Renamed it for Katherine Johnson of NASA, a black woman.  Why is it that everything renamed has to be of a black person.  Don't get me wrong, she is very deserving of all honors, but COME ON!!  Will Wythe County and Wytheville in Virginia now have to be renamed?)

I must admit that I had never heard of George Wythe (but have gotten cheap gas in Wytheville, Virginia often).  Go to Wikipedia and read about him.  A remarkable man even if he did have slaves.

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JANUARY 5, 2022

**  Nashville suburb sues Tennessee Historical Commission over Confederate named streets.  (Forest Hills, Tennessee)

**  The man who took down  Richmond's Confederate monuments.  (Devon Henry, a black man.  Of course, he made a whole lot of money doing it and also had a political inside track with the mayor.)

--Old Secesh

Parades and Renaming

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

**  Confederate flag controversy spurs changes to Return Day Parade.  (Delaware)

**  Democrats protest against Confederate  flag during Return Day parade.  (Delaware.  Imagine Democrats protesting agains Confederate flags?)

**  Tense night as Montgomery board renames Lee, Jeff Davis high schools.  (Alabama.  Again, if the majority of the students are Blacks in these schools I completely back renaming the schools.  Both are renamed for Blacks.  Why does all renaming have to be for black people?  Are Blacks the only ones who deserve schools to be renamed for?)

--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

Civil War II: Those Pesky Confederate Flags Again

NOVEMBER 5, 2022

**  Spartanburg County:  Pole with SC flag that replaced Confederate on I-85 still in violation.  (South Carolina)

**  Confederate  flag deters Delaware Democrats from Return Day tradition.

**  This professor was fired for  her political speech:  Now, she's getting her job back.  (Collins College. Supported removing Confederate monuments.)

**  Superintendent says  MPS will rename Lee, Davis high schools by December.  (Montgomery, Alabama)

--Old Secesh

Civil War II: CAIR Again, Those Pesky Confederate Uniforms

OCTOBER 15, 2022

**  CAIR supports Va. school board's review of  Confederate, segregationist-linked names.  (I wonder if CAIR (Council on American-Islamic Relations) also supports international terrorism since so many terrorists are Islamic?)

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OCTOBER 16, 2022

**  JROTC  cadet wore a Confederate uniform to Armed Forces Night at Erwin High School.  (Asheville, NC.  Oh, the horror,  Oh the horror.)

**  Ellisville  Deason home rumored to harbor a Confederate ghost.  (Mississippi.  Just in time for Halloween.  Probably a racist ghost, you know.)

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OCTOBER 18, 2022

**  Student who wore a Confederate uniform to Erwin game  sparks concern.  (Asheville, NC.  Students dressed in uniform from several wars.  No matter how you look at it, Confederate soldiers are U.S. veterans.)

Some Folks Just Go Overboard.  --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

High School, TCU, Scarlet Street? Fort Liberty and Luke

JULY 13, 2022

**  High school student dismantles Confederate flag defense.

**  TCU to research its history with racism, slavery and the Confederacy.  (Texas Christian University)

**  14 Confederate street names  changed with Fairfax  City Council vote.  (Virginia  One was Scarlet Circle.  I fail to see what that has to do with the Confederacy.  Maybe Scarlett O'Hara?  Also changed was Traveler Street.  Lee's horse?  Of course, most likely they'll all be renamed for black people.)

**  Debate  about Confederate flag at center of funding request in Georgetown.  (Delaware)

**  Fort Liberty:  Divided  views on changing Fort Bragg's name.

**  Luke Combs apologizes for Confederate for Confederate flag use:  'I am  now sware of how painful that image can be.'  (He is a big country star.  Where's he been hiding?  Country Music continues its sell-out.)

--Old Secesh

Those Pesky Confederate Flags

JULY 10, 2022

**  Parents furious after two students wear Confederate flags to school.  (Daily Beast.  Pennsylvania)

**  Art or ingots, Confederate statues' fate awaits.  (Charlottesville, Virginia)

**  Grappling with the legacy of the Confederacy.

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JULY  11, 2022

**  Gwinnett County removes Confederate statue.  (Georgia)

**  Supporters of Confederate flag demonstrate  at the SC state house.  

**  Supreme Court agres to hear Newton  Civil War statue case in June.  (Georgia)

Confederate Flags Sure Bug Some Folks.  --Old Secesh

Arizona's Confederate Monuments, Those Islamic Folk Again, Suing Your School and a Vote.

JULY 9, 2022

**  Here's the real history behind Arizona's Confederate  monuments.

**  CAIR urges  removal of Confederate  flags flown at  Charleston, S.C. harbor.  (Council  on American-Islamic Relations.  (Hope hey don't crash a plane into Castle Pinckney to take down those flags.)

**  Black students sue school after suspension for Confederate flag protest.  (Daily Beast.  Coosa High School, Georgia.)

**  120 House Republicans vote to keep statues of Confederates in Capitol.  (Daily Beast.  But , 285 members voted to remove them, including 67 Republicans.)

--Old Secesh

Juneteenth, Lee Statue, Confederate Memorial Day But Not Juneteenth, Louisiana

JUNE 20, 2022

**  Lots of Juneteenth articles.

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JUNE 21, 2022

**  What happened to the statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that was in front of Lee High?  (Montgomery, Alabama.  It was messed up during the Floyd/BLM riots in 2020.)

**  SC recognizes Confederate Memorial Day, but not Juneteenth.   (So?)

**  c(C)onfederate holiday removal signed by Edwards.  (Louisiana.  Governor John Bel Edwards.)

--Old Secesh

Bringing Back Confederate-Named Schools in Virginia? Did You Hear the One About the Dumb Comedian?

JUNE 2, 2022

There were a whole lot of articles about the Kentucky Confederate statue being removed and the CMA  banning Confederate imagery.

**  Shenandoah County School Board votes against c(C)onfederate school name survey.  (Woodstock, Virginia.  They will vote on restoring the names of Stonewall Jackson High School and  Ashby-Lee Elementary at next month's board meeting.)

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JUNE 3, 2022

**  Students suspected of flying  of flying Confederate flag at Maryland school.  (La Plata, Maryland)

**  Tappahannock to remove Confederate figure.  (Essex County, Virginia.  The town council voted for removal. Of course, it was not put up for a people vote.)

**  Comedian stunned after asking a man in a Confederate  flag shirt if he is pro-slavery.  (Duh.  slavery was abolished with the 13th Amendment in 1865.  Looks like the comedian didn't do too well in history class in school.)

Dumb Old Comedian.  --Old Secesh

Removing Confederate Holidays, Adding Black Holidays and Some More Unbiased Reporting from the Post

MAY 26, 2022

**  Louisiana  closer to removing Confederate-themed holidays.  (Let's see. Remove a Confederate holiday, add a black holiday.  I see.)

**  Preliminary work begins on Caddo Confederate monument removal.  (Louisiana)

**  Straw ballot on Confederate monuments  fails to win Jacksonville City Council support.  (Jacksonville, Florida.  There was to be a straw vote on it in November.  But. let's face it.  Those who want the statues removed know that if it is put to a people vote, they will lose.)

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MAY 27, 2022

**  Work to scrub the Confederate stain from military bases is off to a good start.  (Washington Post.  Nothing like some good old-fashioned non biased reporting, right Post?)

**  Confederate flag and gun rights taunt causes furor at University High School.  (Normal, Illinois)

--Old Secesh

Should Blacks Be Required to Make Reparations for the Role Their Ancestors Played in the African Slave Trade?

MAY 22, 2022  (Lots of 2s)

**  The last two days, there hasn't been any new news reports regarding this relentless attack on Confederate heritage.  This is a great thing.  I sure would like to stop this blog and will if the other side ever stops attacking.

Come on guys, I need a break.

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MAY 23, 2022

**  Confederate flag found at MD. high school sparking an investigation.  (Maryland.  Come on guys!!  An investigation?  Did that flag kill someone?)

**  A descendant  of a Confederate surgeon makes  reparations in a small way.  (New York.  Descendant of Confederate Dr. Hunter McGuire.)  

(Should Blacks be required to make reparations for the part their ancestors in Africa played in the slave trade?)

I Sure Would Like to Stop This Blog.  Come on Guys!!   Stop Attacking.  --Old Secesh

Georgia, Florida and New York

MAY 18, 2022

**  The Tide:  Brunswick's Confederate monument  finally comes down.  (Georgia)

**  Georgia students sue over blocked protest against rebel flag.  (Floyd County, Georgia.)

**  Florida Confederate memorial  removal fight moves to state court.  (Pensacola, Florida)

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MAY 19, 2022

**  Construction worker removed from Albany High project over car sporting Confederate flag.  (Albany, New York.  Ridiculous lunacy.)

--Old Secesh

Even New Mexico and Those Three States Still Commemorating Confederate Memorial Day

MAY 12, 2022

**  Special Report:  The Confederacy legacy lingering in  Las Cruces.  (New Mexico.  John Robert Baylor sign.  SPLC sniffed this one out.  Made the list, you know.  Ain't no Confeds getting past these guys.)

**  In these three states, 'Confederate Memorial Day' is still observed.  (South Carolina, Mississippi and Alabama.  But, yet, we can celebrate Juneteenth?)

**  Hamilton council votes to support ban on hate symbols, including Confederate flag and swastika.  (Canada.  Did they also include BLM material?)

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MAY 13, 2022

**  Shenandoah County School Board to discuss restoration of c(C)onfederate  school names.  (Virginia. Stonewall Jackson High School and Ashby-Lee Elementary School were renamed in 2020.  Boy is this going to make SPLC mad.)

**  Centreville  man pleads guilty after setting truck with Confederate  flag sticker on fire.  (Maryland)

--Old Secesh

Those Statues and Memorials, Making Money in Sad R., Street Names and High Schools

APRIL19, 2022

**  Social justice groups' monuments are counternarrative to Confederate  memorials.

**  Some raise questions about the Confederate monument on Boone County, Arkansas,  courthouse lawn.

**  Woodhaven police respond after c(C)onfederate flag, signs placed in front of department.

**  A Black-owned  construction company is responsible for  removing Confederate statues. (Sad R.  And the guy made lots and lots and lots of money.)

**  Metro seeks  state permission to remove Confederate memorial from  Centennial Park.  (Nashville)

**  Forest Hills petitions to rename c(C)onfederate  streets.  (Nashville, Tennessee)

**  'Like living inside a Confederate statue':  Wheeler High students on why they want to rename school.  (Cobb County, Georgia)

--Old Secesh

The Second Civil War: U.S. Supreme Court Asked to Overrule Va. Supreme Court Decision to Remove the Lee State, Wheeler High and Those Hiding Time Capsules

JANUARY 20, 2022

**  U.S. Supreme Court asked  to hear Confederate statue case.  (Sad R.  Two residents want Supreme Court to overrule Va, Supreme Court ruling that allowed Lee's statue's removal.)

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JANUARY 21, 2022

**  Cobb County students fight for change at school named after Confederate leader.  (Georgia.  Wheeler High School.  Let the students and alumni vote on it.)

**  At least three more time capsules are hiding under Richmond's  Confederate pedestals.

--Old Secesh

Virginia, Alabama, Tennessee's 'Ugly Statue', Florida and Der Bubba

DECEMBER 18, 2021

**  Students address school board about Confederate flags, start petition for a ban.  (Orange County, Va.)

**  How a once  visible Alabama  Confederate monument is now displayed 'among hundreds' pf objects.  (Mobile, Alabama.  The Raphael Semmes statue is now in the History Museum of Mobile.)

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DECEMBER 19, 2021

**  Hearing set on bid to dismiss suit over Confederate  memorial.  (Tuskegee, Alabama)

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DECEMBER 20, 2021

**  The hideous people behind the  'heinously ugly' Confederate statue.  (The Daily Beast. That truly ugly Forrest statue near Nashville, Tennessee.)

**  Group to hold Confederate monument protest before Jaguars game.  (Jacksonville, Florida)

**  Bubba Wallace on becoming NASCAR's most-hated driver after noose-incident.  (A Kappy-Napper wanna-be.)

--Old Secesh