Army Base, Symposium and Black Museums

MARCH 29, 2023

**  American war hero replacing  Confederate.  (Virginia.  Fort Pickett becomes Fort Barfoot.)

**  Upcoming symposium to focus on continual harm inflicted by Confederate monuments.  (You just never know when one of them is going to attack and beat somebody.  Well, there was that one that fell on the "protester" pulling it down that time.  But even so.)

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MARCH 30, 2023

**  Richmond's Black History Museum  names new executive director after year-long  search.  (Virginia,  A black woman, of course.  But the saddest thing is that they have 13 of the Confederate monuments torn dow in Sad R..  There is no way a black group should have a Confederate statue.)

Wondering If That Symposium Is Going to Be Pro or Anti Confederate?  --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

Boycotts, Unfulfilled Promises, Fort Hood and 75%

OCTOBER 18, 2022

**  Del. Dems urged to boycott Return Day parade carriages from  Confederate flag flying museum.  (Delaware.  How dumb.)

**  After unfulfilled promises, calls to remove  Greenville's Confederate statue stir again.  (South Carolina)

**  Five years on, what does the removal of  Confederate statues mean to the city?  (Virginia)

**  Fort Hood in Killeen to change name in 2024.  (Texas)

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OCTOBER 19, 2022

**  Survey says 75% of Americans  say Confederate monuments should not remain.  (The dear old folks at SPLC again.  Wonder who they asked?)

--Old Secesh

Confederadication: Arlington National Cemetery, Reverse Graffiti and Melting Art

For those of you who might believe that these attacks on Confederate heritage have almost stopped.  

OCTOBER 11, 2022

**  Independent commission determines Confederate memorial at Arlington must be removed.  (Arlington National Cemetery.

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OCTOBER 12, 2022

**  Confederate graffiti found on Soldiers Monument.    (The Williams Record, Williams College, Massachusetts.  Someone write the word rebel on the Unuion soldier monument and drew a Confederate flag.  Welcome to our world.)

**  Debate over c(C)onfederate monument near downtown Greenville.  (Kansas)

**  Charlottesville, Va.,  museum hoping top melt  Lee statue must tell plaintiffs  where it is.  (Jefferson School African American Heritage Center.  So much for caring about the past by destroying a thing of beauty.)

These Attacks ARE Not Over.  --Old Secesh

About Those Furious Parents and That SCC Conference

AUGUST 19, 2022

**  Florence County Council rescinds vote to Put Confederate statue on public property.  (South Carolina.  It was going to be placed in a museum.)

**  Cannon removed from French Quarter park as a Confederate  symbol.  (New Orleans.  Now even our cannons?)

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AUGUST 20, 2022

**  Parents furious after two students wear Confederate  flags to school.  (It's a MOVEMENT I tell you!!)

**  Southern Cultural Center to host "national" neo-Confederate conference in Wetumpka.  (Are they any connection to the SPLC?)

**  Mark Levin compares Liz Cheney to Jefferson Davis and  another American traitor.

Gotta Watch Out for Dem Neo-Confederates, You Know.   --Old Secesh

Where's Lee? Renaming Woes, A Surprise NAACP Stance

AUGUST 12, 2022

**  What happened to Charlottesville's Robert E. Lee statue?  (Virginia.  It has been donated to a black museum to be melted down.  Obscene.)

**  120 House Republicans vote  to keep statues of Confederates in the Capitol.  (Daily Beast.  They were outvoted.

**  Report:  It will cost  $5 M to rename Georgia's Fort Benning.

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AUGUST 13, 2022

**  U.S. Capitol  finally replaces  Confederate statue with black female  leader.  (Daily Beast.  Seems like a "Woke" thing to do.  Is there a law that all Confederate statues in the Capitol be replaced with one for a black person?)

**  Delaware NAACP  condemns  Town of Georgetown  for pushing ahead on funding  museum flying Confederate flag.  (Now, that really does surprise me.)

--Old Secesh

Fort Renaming Should Be Paid By Those Who Want the Change

AUGUST 9, 2022

**  Renaming Fort Bragg to cost more than $6.3 million.  (This should be paid for by those who want the name changed.  Hey, dudes, put your money where your mouth is!!)

**  Georgetown Historical Society responds to calls to remove Confederate battle flag.  (Delaware.  They will leave it up.  Finally some folks with backbone.  But, what will CAIR think?))

**  Fort Hood name change receives final recommendation.   (Texas.  Fort Cavazos.)

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AUGUST 10, 2022

**  Renaming  9 Confederate-honoring Army posts will cost $21 million.  (Again, let SPLC, BLM, NAACP and WWMs pay for it.

Put Your Money Where Your Mouths Are Guys.  --Old Secesh

So, What Is a WWM?

AUGUST 3, 2022

**  'This is ridiculous': Johnson responds to Kotek's challenge to condemn Confederate flags at rallies.  (Oregon)

**  Confederate controversy in Georgetown:   Council approves controversial funding request for local museum.  (Delaware.  And the WWM, Islamic folks, SPLC, BLM are up in arms.  WWM, by the way is White Woke Minions.)

**  Youngkins pick for Virginia's historic resources board resigns after comments on Confederate statues, slavery.  (Virginia)

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AUGUST 4. 2022

**  CAIR  welcomes resignation of Va. appointee who made pro-Confederate comments.  (Still waiting for the Council on American-Islamic Releations, CAIR, to welcome or condemn Islamic terrorist activity.)

**  Confederate Names Task Force gets closer to renaming  VA highways.  (And, of course, all will have to be named after after black folks.)

--Old Secesh

Still, Those Pesky Confederate Flags and Monuments, Even Hats

JULY 28, 2022

**  Store owner in  Port Dover, Ontario,  pulls Confederate flag hats saying she is sorry.  (Canada)

**  Confederate flag seen at  California  raceway despite ban.

**  CAIR condemns South Carolina town's plan to install Confederate statue.  (Really.  Islamic people condemning anything with what they do?)

**  Southern Delaware town funds museum that  flies a Confederate flag.

**  Some upset  over Florence County Council decision regarding  historical monument.  (South Carolina.  sad rYou think CAIR, BLM, NAACP or SPLC?)

**  Williams:  Richmond's Confederate monuments are mostly gone.

--Old Secesh

Why Would Islamic People Weigh In on This Confederate Thing? Virginia

JUNE 29, 2022

**  CAIR supports dropping Confederate names from Va. county district.  (That would be the Council on American-Islamic Relations.  And, you'd think they have enough of their own problems with their terrorists.  No Confederate ever cut someone's head off on TV or crashed a plane with innocent people into a building with more innocent people in it.)

**  Fairfax could rename Lee Highway, other roads due to Confederate ties.  (Virginia)

**  Controversial  Confederate museum opened quietly  in Columbia during  pandemic.   (Columbia, Tennessee.  Sons of Confederate Veterans.  They did it just to bug the SPLC, BLM and NAACP.)

**  West Badin residents want street names linked to the Confederacy renamed.

**  Fairfax City adopts  new seal minus Confederate soldier, British Lord.  (Virginia.  Lord Fairfax.)

Thinking That Islamic Folks Should Clean Up Their Own Backyard.   --Old Secesh

The Second Civil War: Macon, Jefferson Davis, Louisiana and Fort Polk

JUNE 23, 2022

**  Macon man  makes final plea to stop move of Cotton Avenue Confederate  statue.  (Macon, Georgia)

**  Toppled Jefferson Davis statue goes on display at The Valentine.  (Sad R.  The Valentine is an art museum and they are leaving the statue with all the paint and damage illegally done to it.  Just another shame for the City of Shame.)

**  Confederate monument is now  in new home in  DeSoto Parish.  (The one from Caddo, Louisiana)

**  Fort Polk Progress changes name to Louisiana Armed Forces  Alliance.  Fort Polk likely to be renamed for William Henry Johnson, a black hero from WW I.  He is deserving, but please do not rename all the forts after Blacks.)

**  Confederate monuments moved in Macon after years of dispute.  (Georgia)

--Old Secesh

Confederate Statues to a Black Museum? I Think Not

MAY 13, 2022

**  Black History Museum saving Confederate statues.  (Sad R.  The five Confederate statues taken from Monument Avenue are going to a black museum.   I sure don't agree with this move.  They should have gone to UDC or SCV.)

**  Confederate Memorial Day event  Saturday.  (Gaffney, South Carolina)

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MAY 14, 2022

**  Today they are the Mavericks, but UT-Arlington once celebrated Texas' Confederate past.  (University of Texas at Arlington.  They were the Rebels.)

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MAY 16, 2022

How about that, no items for yesterday.  That is so pleasant.  Like I said before, as soon as these attacks on the Confederacy end, so will this blog.  I have way too many already.  Of course, with the murders that took place in Buffalo Saturday, I imagine they will be increasing.

Turning Over Any Confederate Statues to a Black Group Is a Bad Idea.  --Old Secesh

Civil War II: Mississippi State Song, LSU, Silent Sam, UNC, New Mexico

APRIL 3, 2022

**  Mississippi lawmakers push to drop state song with racist roots.

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APRIL 4, 2022

**  County judge:    Confederate monument exhibit could come "shortly"

**  Students bring attention to displays honoring Confederate soldiers, segregationist at LSU museum.  (Louisiana)

**  Column:  Silent Sam still looms over campus.  (I thought it had been illegally taken down.)

**  See how many Confederate memorials  still exist in New Mexico.  (Another SPLC list.  But, they won't make up a list showing how much damage was done during the summer of 2020 when the BLMers were busy rioting, looting and burning.)

In case you're wondering, New Mexico has two Confederate memorials.

Hey SPLC, Would Making a Damage List Make Your Side Look Bad?  --Old Secesh

Let's Not Rename Everything for Blacks

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

**  Austin's push  to remove Confederate  references should continue with street renaming.   (Texas.  They are renaming the streets for black people.  Every street should not be renamed for Blacks.)

**  Liberty City Council suspends public comments about Confederate statue amid  lawsuit.  (Missouri)

**  Bill seeks to remove Confederate artifacts  from state museum.  (Tennessee.  When history isn't history.)

**  CAIR renews call to remove  Confederate monument from NC  courthouse.  (Again, what do Muslims have to do with this?)

I Don't Mind Some Streets and Places Being renamed for Blacks, Especially Since They Were Overlooked All These Years.  But, NOT EVERYTHING Should Be Renamed for Blacks!!  --Old Secesh

What Would You Expect From the Montgomery Confederate White House?

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

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

About the Sad R. Monuments Going to the Black Museum

JANUARY 1, 2022

**  Richmond's Confederate monuments to be given to city's Black History Museum.  (Sad R.  Yet another slap in the face from the mayor and governor.)

**  Museums to seek public  input on Confederate monuments' fate.  (I'm sure they'll only listen to black ideas.  

I am confidant that whatever they come up with will only make me madder than I already am about all this.  These monuments should have been given over to UDC and SCV.  Obviously, all costs of removing, storage and relocating (after repairs have been made) should be paid by the cities and counties involved.  Even better, the folks who wanted them removed should be made to pay expenses.  Put your money where you mouths are.

--Old Secesh

Confederadication: Virginia, Renaming, Removing Sad R's Black History Museum

DECEMBER 30,2021

**  Here's all the NoVa places with Confederate ties renamed in 2021.  (Northern Virginia.  Since it was Sad v., there were quite a few.)

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DECEMBER 31, 2021

**  Lee's statue will  move to  Richmond's Black History Museum.  (Where it will be desecrated.  A big mistake and slap in the face.  All Confederate statues should be returned to UDC and SCV or battlefields.)

**  Confederate  veterans group miffed Black History Museum in Richmond will get statues.  (SCV.  And the Black History Museum didn't even put in a request for the statues.  This is the mayor and governor getting another slap in the face to Confederates.)

I'd still like to know that if there was a White History Museum, would certain folks consider that to be racist.

**  Confederate statue in Danville moved to museum in Meade County.  (Kentucky.)  

This Has Been One Excruciating Year for Me.  --Old Secesh

About That Famous R. E. Lee Time Capsule. Don't Turn Confederate Statues Over too Black Organizations.

DECEMBER 29, 2021

**  Time capsule found at Confederate  Gen. Robert E. Lee statue reveals Civil War-era artifacts.  (Sad R.  Well, at least they have the right one this time.  It is kind of strange that with all the clamor to bring this statue and the others down that they'd be that interested in a time capsule that his for that "Lost Cause" thing they so hate.)

I am so happy that they finally got around to removing the pedestal.  What Sad R. and the state had allowed hate groups to do to the pedestal had really turned it into an eyesore.  At least those hate groups were usually able to spell expletives correctly.

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DECEMBER 30, 2021

**  Confederate monuments are removed as Americans consider how to remember the past.  (NPR)

**  Robert E, Lee and other Confederate  statues could go to Richmond's Black History Museum.  (Sad R.  This would be a mistake.  There is no way a black museum is going to treat anything Confederate respectfully.  What they will do to them will be nothing short of a hate crime.

By the way. if we had a White History Museum, would that be considered racist?)

--Old Secesh

The Second Civil War: Road Renaming, Repurposing Confederate statues, Baltimore and Virginia

DECEMBER 10, 2021

**  Confederate names task force votes to change highway names.  (Fairfax County, Va.  And you can bet the people did not have an opportunity to vote on it.  Another example of spineless politicians rolling over for certain interest groups.)

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DECEMBER 11, 2021

**  CityLab daily:  How to repurpose  Confederate statues as art.  (Bloomberg.  Big surprise.)

**  Inside the debate  over the future of toppled Confederate  statues.

**  Baltimore's Confederate statues, removed from public view in  2017, are headed for Los Angeles.  (Part of an art museum display.  Blacks will be making their own statues to display along side of the Confederate ones.  We'll see what happens.)

**  Monuments at Washington County  Courthouse draw interest from three parties.  (Virginia.  As long as none of the groups are Black.)

--Old Secesh