This Will Be My Last Post on This Blog

This will be my last post on this blog.  The problem is that I have way TOO MANY blogs.  I should really drop some others but will continue posting them, but not as often.

I started this blog after an earlier attempt had failed several years before this one.  The reason I started them was because I was so upset at what was going on in regards to the nasty and continued attacks on Confederate heritage.

I wanted people to know, that even if your local newspapers and media didn't talk about every day, that it was still going on.  Sadly, it still is and probably never will end.

And another reason to stop writing this blog is how upset it gets me every entry.

I still hold that statue removal should be put to a local vote, although I doubt the Confederate haters will try that again, because whenever it comes up for a vote, the people vote for them to remain.  I did agree with renaming the Army bases since the men they were named for did fight against the United States.

I also believe that when statues are removed, it should be the people who want them removed that pay for that.  And part of that cost should be to put the statues up elsewhere.  They should cover all costs.

Put Your Money Where Your Mouths Are.  Old Secesh

Should Confederate Monument Removal Be an Issue?

APRIL 25th, 2023

**  How do you feel about c(C)onfederate monuments  being a campaign issue in mayor's race?  (I'd consider it an issue.  And, I also believe that any proposal to remove a Confederate monument should be put to a vote of the people, not just a small group of politicians.)

**  Activists are calling  on state leaders  to leave Confederate Memorial Day in the past.  (Two guesses as to which race these activists belong.  First one doesn't count.  Is this a racist thing?)

**  Where Jacksonville  mayoral candidates Deegan and Davis stand on Confederate monument removal.  (Florida.   A lot of this revolves around if tax dollars should be used for removal.  I have always said that those that want them removed should foot the bill.)

--Old Secesh

Confederadication: Gov. Reeves, That Levar Guy and Florida

These are just the headlines.  Inside the ( ) are my comments.

APRIL 5, 2023

**  Gov. Reeves declares Confederate heritage month, a 30-year-old Mississippi tradition.

**  Richmond's Levar Stoney returns from Israel, eyes governor's mansion.  (Of course, he is the mayor od Sad R. that allowed all the horrible things to happen to those Confedrate monuments.  I wouldn't vote for him for dog catcher.)

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APRIL 6, 2023

**  Florida may allow litigation over Confederate monument removal.  (You know who will be livid about that.)

--Old Secesh

You Can Never Have Too Much History

MARCH 2, 2023

**  Group says Confederate monuments  should stay in place, but more statues of Black leaders should be added.  (Jacksonville, Florida.  I agree with this.  You can never have too much history.)

**  Poll finds narrow support for Confederate statues.  (Jacksonville, Florida)

**  Milledgeville NAACP all in on  relocating Confederate monument.  (Georgia.  Why does this not surprise me?)

Go Ahead and Put Up Those Statues for Blacks.  Well, Except One for That Minneapolis Guy.  --Old Secesh

All Hail the Almighty CAIR Who Can't See Their Own Problems

JANUARY 28, 2023

**  CAIR welcomes order  to remove Ala. Confederate statue, urges Miss. lawmakers to remove Confederate statues from Congress.  (Council on American-Islamic Relations.  I'd like to see them welcome an order to make their folks stop mistreating women and non-Islamic folks.   Wouldn't you?)

**  Briscoes were kept off AEW TV by WBD due to past tweets, Confederate flag gear.  (Even wrestling now?  Must be a CAIR thing.)

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JANUARY 30, 2023

**  Ruling  paves way to remove Tuskegee Confederate statue.  (Alabama.  Lots of articles about this these days.)

--Old Secesh

A.P. Hill Goes Home, Skipping a Vote and Bringing It Back?

JANUARY 24, 2023

**  Confederate general's  remains removed to Virginia hometown.  (A.P. Hill's remains reburied in Culpeper, Va.  At least he is out of Sad R.)

**  Bell Co.  Commissioners skip vote on Confederate statue.  (Belton, Texas)

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JANUARY 25, 2023

**  County commission to discuss reinstalling Confederate monument.  (Manatee County, Florida.  I wonder what SPLC will say about that?)

Reinstalling?   --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

That Big Bad Pesky Confederate Flags -- Sad R. Gets Favorable Decision

OCTOBER 27, 2022

**  Officials say  Confederate flagpole along I-85 needs to come down.  (South Carolina. I say keep it up.)

**  Richmond gets court win in lingering Confederate statue case.  (Sad R. again, of course.  Lingering?  Is it a disease?  This was a double loss as Gen A.P. Hill's descendants don't get to decide what to do with it.  The city does and we know how the former capital of the Confederacy stands on all things Confederate.  Probably let some black group melt it down.  I will continue with my boycott of that sad city.)

**  The battle over Confederate monuments continues in Newton County.  (Georgia)

**  Georgia Supreme Court clears up battle over Confederate monuments.  

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OCTOBER 28, 2022

**  Massive Confederate flag raised over I-85 violates Spartanburg County law.  (South Carolina)

Do You Think It Is Possible for Us to Get a Favorable Court Decision?  --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

Confederate Flags and Statues: Some Folks Sure Hate 'Em

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

**  Congressional commission calls for removal of pro-Confederacy painting and markers at U.S. Military Academy.

**  Delaware County Fair Confederate flag controversy continues in New York.

**  Disagreement not first over moving Confederate  statue.  (Edenton, North Carolina)

**  Ruling expected soon in lawsuit over Alamance County Confederate statue.  (Graham County, North Carolina.

**  Asheboro city leaders push to remove Confederate statue.  (North Carolina)

**  King George's Confederate monument is moved to cemetery.  (Virginia)

Oh Those Ever-Pesky Confederate Flags and Statues.  --Old Secesh

Macon, A 'Racist' Store in Ga., That Confederate Building

JUNE 24, 2022

**  Construction crews begin moving 200,000 pound Macon Confederate monument.  (Georgia)

**  Macon Confederate  statue moved  to Whittle Park.  (Let's hpope those that want it moved are paying for all of this.  No public money should be used.)

**  'Racist' Confederate  memorabilia store reopens in  Georgia to cries of  bigotry and hate.  (Kennesaw, Georgia.  Those offended by it shouldn't shop there.  Go to a less "racist" store. This is Dent Myers' old store.)

**  NC  Realtors Raleigh  headquareters has a Confederate history.  (Raleigh, N. C..  That nasty old building.  They should move.)

--Old Secesh

Let Those Who Want Confederate Mounuments Gone Pay for It Themselves

JUNE 8, 2022

**  Louisiana legislature scraps Confederate holidays more than 150 years after the Civil War.

**  Republican council member takes another shot at Confederate monument removal.  (Jacksonville, Florida.  He wants the city to put up half a million dollars for removal.  I say that those who want it removed should have to come up with the money.  Let them put their money where their mouths are.)

**  Washington County rededicates Confederate statue.  (Abungdon, Virginia.  It was moved from the courthouse.)

**  Confederate statue removed.  (Daviess County, Kentucky)

**  Students charged with raising c(C)onfederate flag at La Plata school.  (Maryland)

--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

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

Let Those Who Want Monuments Gone Pay for Them

MAY 6th, 2022

**  St. Landry Parish Confederate monument could be removed for free, or at least low cost.   (Louisiana.  I hate to see these contractors making so much money removing Confederate monuments, so this would be a good one.  But, I still say that all costs for removal, storage and relocation should be paid by those who want them removed.  No public money should be used.)

**  Why historians think  Cinco de Mayo   prevented the Confederacy's win in the Civil War.  (Hey, a real Civil War piece here.)

**  Black Tennessee mayor declared April Confederate History Month.  (Livingston, Tennessee mayor  Curtis Hayes.  Think I'll move there and vote for him.  Finally a black politician who is not racist.)

**  Ruining Confederate  Memorial Day:  A Report back from Stone Mountain.  (From It's Going Down.  This is the black racist account of what took place at Sone Mountain.  Clearly shows the goals of the other side.)

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

Civil War II: Texas, Sad R., Kentucky, Missouri and North Carolina

MAY 3, 2022

**  After initial push, city's effort to eliminate Confederate names loses momentum.  (Austin, Texas)

**  Devon Henry has removed Confederate statues all over  the South.  (Sad R.  He is the one who removed most of the the Sad R. ones.  I did not know he had removed other ones than just Sad R.  In the process, he has made quite a bit of money and being a big supporter of the black mayor of Sad R. didn't hurt either.  He is the one who has had threats made on his life mentioned in the previous post.)

**  Daviess Co. judge rules on the future of Confederate statue on courthouse's lawn.  (Kentucky.  It can be moved.)

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MAY 4, 2022

**  Resolution to recognize Civil War event approved by Jefferson City Council.  (Missouri)

**  Rep. Madison Cawthorn goes to court to stop ballot challenge, citing a pro-Confederate law.  (North Carolina)

--Old Secesh

Death Threats, Laws, Confederate Flag, Louisiana

MAY 2, 2022

**  In US, death threats to those  removing Confederate statues.  (Bangkok Post)

**  Arkansas  legislature prevents Confederate statue from being removed.  (Fort Smith, Arkansas.  Historic Monument Act of 2021)

**  Confederate flag taken down  after community backlash in Hamilton.  (Canada.  I wonder of there would be backlash over a BLM flag?)

**  Louisiana House votes to end days of honoring Lee, Confederates.

--Old Secesh

Confederadication: Canada, Tennessee, Stone Mountain and Texas

APRIL 27, 2022

**  Confederate flag  at Hamilton-area home prompts  calls for changes to hate-symbol laws.  (Canada.  As long as the changes involve classifying BLM as a hate sign.)

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APRIL 28, 2022

**  Tennessee county gets permission to remove Confederate flag from seal.

**  Groups call on Stone Mountain to cancel Confederate  event.  (Georgia.  One of them SPLC.  Big surprise.)

**  Two years later and still no plans to move Confederate statue.  (Belton, Texas)

--Old Secesh

Confederadication: Mississippi State Song, Virginia Black Man Gets Rich, Let the Voters Decide

APRIL 17, 2022

**  'One Mississippi' replaces state song that racist roots.  (Mississippi.  The old one was "Go Mississippi.')

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APRIL 18, 2022

**  For a black man hired to undo a Confederate legacy, it has not been easy.  (Virginia.  Devon Henry is the man.  He runs the company that has taken the Richmond statues down.  He has made quite a bit of money for his efforts.  What a guy!!)

**  Will Jacksonville  remove Confederate monuments?  Voters may decide.  (Florida.  The decision of statue removal should always be left up to the voters.)

--Old Secesh