APRIL 27, 2023
** Stone Mountain prepares for Confederate Day demonstrations. (Georgia. You'd think Blacks would be more concerned with Black-on-Black crime and murders than Confederate Day. Maybe demonstrate against that.)
** Groups again call for cancellaton of Stone Mountain Confederate event. Wonder if CAIR is involved with this?)
** Florida Republicans want to allow citizens to sue over Confederate monuments.
--Old Secesh
APRIL 6, 2023
** Florida senators advance bill that would let supporters of Confederate monuments and other historical sue over their removal.
** GOP lawmakers want to protect Confederate monuments; others call it a legacy of white supremacy.
** Pensacola Confederate monument lawsuit could go to Tallahassee court. (Florida)
** Confederate flag still flying on I-85 as Spartanburg County suit awaits hearing. (South Carolina)
--Old Secesh
MARCH 30, 2022
** Buildings, hills honoring Confederacy on Georgia bases among items considered for renaming. (Georgia. Fort Benning has five hills or ridges named after Confederates. That's a big no-no.)
** Commission to review more than 750 military signs and markers to see if they need to be renamed. (That Confederate thing, you know.)
** Dallas is 4-0 in battles over Confederate statues and monuments-- with one more lawsuit pending. (And, that 4-0 is anti-Confederate. The SPLC will be so happy.)
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APRIL 1, 2022
** Virginia's Confederate monument changes delayed after opponents object.
** Crews to begin removal of Caddo Confederate monument in 2022. (Louisiana)
--Old Secesh
MARCH 4, 2022
** Upside down American flag flies above a Confederate flag in Magna. (Magna, Utah)
** Rep, Johnson: "It took a lot of courage" leaders speak on move to remove Confederate state flag. (Mississippi)
** Second lawsuit over Confederate monument dismissed. (Brunswick, Ga.)
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MARCH 5, 2022
** Bill in Louisiana aims to remove Confederate holidays. (Again, put it to a public vote.)
--Old Secesh
FEBRUARY 24, 2022
** S. Carolina considers replacing Confederate Memorial Day. (Of course, it will have to be replaced with another holiday honoring Blacks.)
** Madison attorney sues city over removal of Confederate Rest.
** Pinehurst officials say Fort Bragg's new name should honor George Marshall. (Not a black man. Who'd have figured?)
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FEBRUARY 25, 2022
** What happens if you fly a Confederate flag in Canada. (There are evidently a bunch of newly "Woke" folk up there.)
** Bill giving folks a floating holiday to replace Confederate Memorial Day is heading to SC Senate.
--Old Secesh
FEBRUARY 6, 2022
** Black History Museum executive says everything's on the table for future of Richmond's Confederate monuments. (Sad R. I'm sure what they finally decide on will be a real slap in the face to us. You know how they are.)
** Black worker at Confederate site raises race complain. (Montgomery,, Alabama. Works at the First White House of the Confederacy where Jefferson Davis lived early on in the war. So what did this person expect working there?)
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FEBRUARY 7, 2022
** Post-Confederate law bars Jan. 6 speaker Rep. Cawthorn from office, arguers say.
** GA Confederate monument removal leads to Gwinnett lawsuit. (Georgia Division of SCV.)
** Rebel statue draws Muslim criticism. (That's a real good one.)
Still Not Sure What the Muslims Have to Complain About. --Old Secesh
JUNE 7, 2021
** Virginia Supreme Court to hear cases challenging removal of Confederate statue. (Sad R. Robert E. Lee statue. They can't take it down fast enough to suit me. That town and mayor need to be greatly embarrassed about what they've done to it.)
** Texas city ends brock program amid Confederate controversy. (Georgetown, Texas. People could buy a brick for $50 in memory of any citizen or veteran and it was placed on a sidewalk around the county courthouse. A money raiser for the Williamson County Historical Society. Nine were bought honoring Confederate soldiers or officials. You know who got offended so now no one gets a brick. Sometimes that other side is completely ridiculous.)
** Alabama marks statewide holiday for Confederacy president Monday, should it continue?
** Toledo Magazine: Not far from Cedar Point, an island once held thousands of Confederate prisoners of war. (How about that, my source for all these outrages actually occasionally has something about the real war. I love it.)
** How a Fort Worth high school ditched its Confederate mascot in 1990. (Southwest High School in Fort Worth, Texas. Rebel mascot.
--Old Secesh
MAY 7, 2021
** Overlooked: Confederate marker on South Richmond courthouse lawn. (Richmond Free Press, a notoriously anti-anything Confederate publication. Obviously, they want it gone.)
** Editorial: Quit using Florida law to celebrate Confederate traitors. (Tampa Bay Times)
** Input sought on Confederate name changes in Montgomery schools. (Alabama. Please don't just name them all after Blacks.)
** Court orders upstate woman to remove Confederate flag or risk custody of child. (Thompkins County, New York. Must remove a rock with Confederate flag on it or might lose custody of her multi-racial daughter. The judicial system overstepping its boundaries.)
** Lawsuit seeks Confederate statue removal from Talbot County court house. (Maryland. NAACP, what a big surprise.)
--Old Secesh
MAY 4, 2021
** Liberty officials take action in debate over Confederate monument, searching for owner. (Liberty, Missouri. It's in a cemetery, not a public space. Leave it.)
** 120 years later: Confederate monument's role in the Great Fire of 1901 contrasts today. (Jacksonville, Florida. Took place Friday, May 3, 1901. Nearly 150 blocks burned down. Confederate statue in James Wheldon Park remained standing. Third largest urban fire after the Great Chicago Fire of and the 1906 San Francisco fire. But, then came "Woke" and "Cancel Culture.")
** Letter to Editor: Confederate flags, yard ornament mar perfect outing. (Albany, Georgia. Paddling on a creek and saw at least seven Confederate flags on docks and "a black caricature yard ornament." Kind of like me when I see anything with BLN on it.)
** Public tells Charlottesville to remove Confederate statues ASAP. (Virginia. Sad Charlottesville.)
** Richmond residents comment on future of city-owned confederate (Confederate) monuments at Monday meeting. (Sad R. Come on 8 News. PROPER NAME!!!)
** Former Charlottesville BRC members call for Confederate statues to be covered while pending possible removal. (Virginia)
** Sons of Confederate Veterans file suit to stop Waycross monument removal. (Georgia)
--Old Secesh
MARCH 18, 2021
** Mary McLeod Bethune statue could come to a museum embroiled in Confederate controversy. (Lake County, Florida)
** Public hearing on Confederate monuments bill draws 19 opponents, no supporters. (West Virginia. Bill to protect Confederate monuments.)
** Tennessee GOP has a 'cancel culture' freakout over removal of KKK founder's bust-- proposes firing entire historical commission.
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MARCH 19, 2021
** Alabama attorney journal asks courts for quick win in Madison County Confederate monument lawsuit.
** Maryland's pro-Confederate state song is close to being ditched, after repeated tries.
** Kenny Wayne Shepherd's blues award nomination rescinded over Confederate flag use. (He had a "Dukes of Hazzard" General Lee car with the you-know-what on the roof. Well, there was the name as well. So, what does that have to do with the blues? Gosh.)
** Local group to explore "Black Confederates" claim.
--Old Secesh
DECEMBER 31, 2020
** Maryland may repeal state song, an appeal to Confederate arms. ("Maryland, My Maryland."
** SC lawmaker wants Confederate flags banned from license plates. (Sons of Confederate Veterans license plates. State Democratic Minority Leader Todd Rutherford, a black man. Go figure.)
** SC Heritage Act lawsuit protecting Confederate monuments sparks top Republican fight.
** Federal court allows for jury to consider wrongful termination claim for Confederate-themed posts. (Colorado. Woman claims she lost her job because of Confederate imagery on her social posts. This should be an interesting outcome.)
** Removed Confederate monument still source of contention in 2020. (Chatham, N.C. Statue removed in 2019.)
** 2020 newsmaker of the year: 'Fame' Confederate monument. (Salisbury, N.C.)
** Letter: Confederate leaders historic, but not worthy of monuments.
** Letter: Confederate flag has no place at courthouse.
** Year in Review: Summer brought reckoning with racism.
--Old Secesh
DECEMBER 1, 2020
** Lawsuit to keep two Confederate monuments in Georgia returns to court. (Macon)
** Etched in stone: A look at the legacy of Confederate monuments.
** Civil suit to block removal of Confederate monument. (Georgia)
** Confederate flag keeps showing up at NJ right-wing rallies. (And BLM flags show up at left-wing rallies.)
** Pelham leaders phasing out police patches with Confederate flag after complaints. (Georgia. Guess who doesn't like it? The city was also named after a Confederate officer. Reckon that will also have to be changed.)
** Pendleton mayor asks city council to reconsider Confederate street names. (Oregon)
** Warner assails Trump's move to protect Confederate site names. (Virginia Senator Mark Warner, Democrat. Big surprise.)
** Jamie Little thinks the Confederate flag ban has been good for NASCAR: 'We represent everyone.' (It will be interesting to see how their fans vote once the races are open again. Will they show up or boycott. That will be interesting.)
Only Time Will Tell, I Guess. --Old Secesh
NOVEMBER 27, 2020
** Confederate monument stays on historic list during transition. (Bentonville, Arkansas)
** City of Jackson officially approves flying new state flag. (Mississippi)
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NOVEMBER 28, 2020
** Alabama AG criticizes Confederate monument removals. (Attorney General. Says removal goes against 2017 law prohibiting it.)
** Board accepts bid for Confederate monument removal. (Greenville County. From the courthouse square to Emporia Cemetery. $60,000. Again, those who want it removed should foot the whole bill.)
** Sheriff's Department racial panel tackles Confederate flag, other topics.
** AG Marshall files suit against Madison County for removing Confederate monument. (Huntsville, Alabama.)
--Old Secesh
NOVEMBER 21, 2020
** Defense bill in danger over Confederate-named military bases like Fort Hood. (Texas)
** State of Alabama sues Madison County over relocation of Confederate monument. (One-time fine of $25,000. Those who wanted it moved should pay the fine as well as all costs associated with moving it.)
** Explaining the court battle over downtown Macon's Confederate monuments. (Georgia)
** Brunswick votes to remove Confederate statue once legal questions are resolved. (Georgia)
** CAIR welcomes removal of Wisconsin rock with racist history, decries vote to keep Confederate statue in Virginia.. (CAIR is an Islamic civil rights and advocacy group. The Wisconsin boulder is one that students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have called for years as the "N word head" rock. Why are the Islamic folks getting involved with this?)
--Old Secesh
NOVEMBER 14, 2020
** Lawsuit aims to remove Confederate monuments at NC, with Gaston's first. (According to the racist group SPLC, there are 40 Confederate statues in front of county courthouses across the state.)
** Confederate monument reaction. (Palatka, Florida. Rallies held. County Board gives three-month time frame for removal as says it will cost $200,000. Again, you want it gone, you pay for it.)
** Controversial Confederate monument goes before Anderson Co. council; leaders say it is out of their hands. (South Carolina. WSPA 7 News. Hey, guys, Confederate is a proper name. You should know what to do with proper names.)
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NOVEMBER 15. 2020
** Letter: Confederate street stamps belong at museum. (Pendleton, Oregon. Some streets named after Confederates.)
** Two opposing groups set up near Confederate monument in Georgetown. (Austin, Texas)
--Old Secesh
NOVEMBER 14, 2020
** Confederate heritage group replaces battle flag at Alabama monument. (Albertville. Replaced Confederate flag with the first Alabama flag flown after secession.
** NC NAACP chapter sues Gaston County over Confederate monument. (Imagine a group like NAACP suing for this. Kind of racist of them, isn't it.)
** 'A New Dawn': How four young black activists powered movement to remove Confederate emblem from Mississippi flag. (By the Southern Poverty Law Center, an ultra racist group. Maybe those four young people would better have served the cause by getting Blacks to stop shooting and killing each other in Chicago.
By the way, according to Hey Jackass, Chicago mayhem this past weekend so far resulted in 3 dead and 20 shot, mostly Blacks. Last week's totals 11/9 to 11/14: 16 killed, 57 wounded. November to Date: 30 killed, 134 wounded and 2020 so far: 642 killed and 3089 wounded. Not all of these killings and woundings were Blacks, but the vast majority were.
All of this is so much more of a danger to Blacks than Confederate flags or statues.
Hey, SPLC, Still Waiting for Your List on How Many BLM Demonstrations Ended Up With Riots, Looting, Burning and Hate Crimes. When Can We expect That List? --Old Secesh
