The Second Civil War: North Carolina License Plates, Tennessee, KKK, Florida Holidays, Massachusetts

MARCH 9, 2021

**  Group sues NC over end of Confederate license plate.  (North Carolina Division of Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV).  Of course, if the SCV plate is not allowed, someone should take a look at the license plates of certain fraternities and sororities.  Must be fair you know.)

**  Tennessee  panel to vote on Confederate bust in state Capitol.  (Forrest. How do you think they'll vote?)

**  'KKK'  flyers showing up in homes  of those protesting against Confederate statue.  (Statesville, North Carolina.  Stupid move if the KKK did it.  Not impressed.)

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MARCH 10, 2021

**  Dropping  Confederate holidays in Florida a focus for some Democrats.  (What is it about Democrats and Confederadication?)

**  Nothampton school committee to vote on  banning Confederate flag.  (Massachusetts.  Perhaps they should also vote on whether to ban that crazy principal.  Do you think they won't vote to ban the flag.  But if they do, they should also ban anything with BLM on it, obviously.)

**  Sons of Confederate Veterans sues NCDOT over  decision to remove battle flag from license plates.  (North Carolina)

--Old Secesh

What About Those College Professors? Half the Staff. A Murky Legacy. Not Here.

MARCH 8, 2021

**  Confederate statue haunts  Blacks in Mo. town.  (Liberty, Missouri.  For crying out loud.  It is in a cemetery!!!    The graves of some 40 unnamed Confederates are around it.  At least the "activists" who want the statue removed are willing to pay $10,000 for it.  I can respect that.)

**  Half the staff:  Confederate flag to fly  from smaller pole.  (Virginia.  All the impact!!)

**  Confederate monuments  vandalized in city-owned cemetery.  (Atlanta.  Again, that was not vandalism.  It was nothing short of a hate crime.)

**  A murky  legacy:  Confederate generals who helped black locals.  (How could this be?)

**  Ky. mayor says Confederate statue  won't be on city property.  (Owensboro, Kentucky)

**  South Alabama professors wore Confederate gear, posed with a whip  and noose.  Now they're under investigation.  (From Halloween 2014.  They have been placed on leave.  University of South Alabama.  Of course, nothing at all happened to college professors who provoked attacks on Silent Sam at UNC or the one at UAB who posted how to pull down a statue.  We must be fair here.)

Like, BOO!!!   --Old Secesh

Civil War II: Confederate Flag, Virginia, Texas, Fraternity and North Carolina

MARCH 7, 2021

**  Permit issued to reduce the height of Louisa County Confederate flag.  (Near Charlottesville, Virginia. 1500 square foot flag can be seen from I-64.  Flagpole reduced from 120 feet to 60 feet.)

**  Va.'s high court asked to overrule  Richmond  Confederate statues case.

**  State lawmaker files bill to protect Confederate statues, monuments.  (Texas)

**  Students at NC college split from fraternity they say glorifies  Confederate general.  (Probably a Kappa Alpha Order fraternity)

**  County manager explains resolution for moving Confederate monument.  (Statesville, NC)

**  Democracy Now:   More Confederate monuments to tear down.

**  Confederate statue won't be moved to city property.

**  Public weighs in on  changing name of Lee Plaza.  (Roanoke, Virginia)

--Old Secesh

Is BLM a Terrorist Group? 7 Civil War Battles, Kentucky, Kappa Alpha Order, Military and SPLC List

MARCH 6, 2021

**  Letter to Editor:  Confederate flag and terrorism.  (Personally, I regard anything with BLM on it as terrorism.)

**  7 Critical Civil War Battles.  (How about this!!  Actual Civil War.  I'll list these three in my Saw the Elephant:  Civil War blog tomorrow in case you're wondering what they were.)

**  Confederate statue won't be moved to city property.  (Owensboro, Kentucky, Daviess County)

**  Tribune Star Editorial:  Fraternity should disassociate itself  with Confederate icon.  (Terre Haute, Indiana.  Kappa Alpha Order at Indiana State University.)

**  Commentary:  As military seeks to eliminate extremism, it must also remove  symbols of discrimination.

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MARCH 7, 2021

**  SPLC report:  24 Confederate symbols removed  from NC in 2020, 2nd ranking among states for removal.  (And when SPLC talks, people listen.  Now if they would just make up that list of BLM "peaceful demonstrations" last summer that turned into riots with any combination of confrontations, hate crimes (attacking Confederate statues), looting and burning I would be a happy lad.  Come on guys, you know you can do it (unless you're afraid it might make your side look bad.))

--Old Secesh

The Confederacy Under Attack: Alabama, Protection Law, CNIDODCSAAPWSVCSA, Missouri, Confederate Flags, Monuments and South Carolina

MARCH 4, 2021

**  In Alabama, a vote to keep Confederate monument protections.

**  Alphabet explosion:    Pentagon commission for removing Confederate names sports unwieldy acronym.  (That would be CNIDODCSAAPWSVCSA.)

**  WE found it folks:  Worst military  acronym ever conceived.  (No kidding.)

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MARCH  5, 2021

**  Debate rages over whether to remove Confederate  monument at Liberty Cemetery.  (Liberty, Missouri)

**  Confederate flag of today was never a real thing.

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MARCH 6, 2021

**  The South's monuments will rise again.  (Most will be erected again at some point.)

**  Greenville's Confederate monument stick on Main Street as Heritage  Act awaits court hearing.   (South Carolina)

--Old Secesh

BLM Hits Atlanta Cemetery's 'Lion of the Confederacy' Statue

From the March 3, 2021,  11 Alive (Atlanta, Ga.)   "Confederate-era  statues vandalized at Atlanta's historic Oakland Cemetery" by Michael King.

Some of the spray-painted  graffiti included profanity and racially offensive remarks. They were "vandalized" on Feb. 28.  Two of the ones hit include "The Lion of the Confederacy" (1894) and the Confederate Obelisk (1873)

The Lion is the headstone for 3,000 unknown Confederate soldiers buried there.  There were lots of BLMs on both.

Again, this IS NOT vandalism.  It is nothing short of a hate crime and should be treated and prosecuted as such.

BLM Is Ramping Up For Another Summer of Rioting and Looting It Would Appear.  --Old Secesh

How Much Does It Cost to Remove a Confederate Monument?-- Part 2: Let Those Who Want It Gone Pay

Here are some costs according to the article:

Baltimore paid $40,000  to move four statues.

Lexington, Ky. paid $225,000 to remove a five-ton statue of Jefferson Davis.

Charlottesville, Virginia, is estimating  it will cost $700,000 to move two Confederate statues in the downtown area.

New Orleans paid  $2.1 million to remove four Confederate statues.  The cost was first estimated at $170,000, but spiked after the first contractor signed to do it had his car burned.

Of course, they can also ask Richmond, Virginia's mayors good buddy how much he got paid for removal of statues there.

--Old Secesh

How Much Does It Cost to Remove a Confederate Monument? Iredell County, N.C.-- Part 1

In the last post, I wrote about Iredell County removing their Confederate statue because of a 4-1 county commissioner vote.    At this point, no one knows the timeline or cost to move the massive monument.

The county has asked the City of Statesville City Council to assist in the move.   Suitable locations for removal are at  Fourth Creek Cemetery and  Oakwood Cemetery, bot of them owned by the city.

Also, the Sons of Confederate Veterans  Camp 387 and  the local chapter of  the Daughters of the Confederacy are to be consulted on the site selection and relocation.

Then, there is a big question about the costs to be associated with the removal and relocation.  Also, a question is when will funds be available for this.

Right now, it appears that funding will be provided by the county.

However, it is my firm belief that all costs involved with this project should be paid by those who want the statues removed.  

Time To Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.  --Old Secesh

CNIDDCCSAQAPWSVCSA: Worst Military Acronym Ever?!

MARCH 4, 2021

**   County votes to move Confederate  statue from courthouse lawn.  Cost, timeline still unknown.  (Statesville, North Carolina.  Again, notice it wasn't put up to public vote.  Too bad. All costs of removal should be paid by those who want it gone.)

**  Kentucky  among states that removed a combined 168 Confederate monuments in 2020.  (Guess who's list?    Three removed in Kentucky.  Still waiting for that SPLC "List" of BLM demonstrations that turned into riots.  Come on guys, you know you can do it.) 

**  Bill Scott:  Contempt for society is why some people fly the Confederate flag.

**  The commission that has been appointed to rename the Confederate military bases is called the Commission on the Naming of Items of the Department of Defense that Commemorates the Confederate States of America or Any Person Who Served Voluntarily with the Confederate States of America.  In short:  CNIDDCCSAQAPWSVCSA.   Now, that's a real mouthful acronym indeed!

Even the Acronym Is Too Long.  --Old Secesh

Well, Here Come the George Floyd and O.J. Military Bases. Vandalizing Confederate Statues Is a Hate Crime.

MARCH 3, 2021

**  A tiny NC   mountain town is addressing  its big Confederate past.  (Sylva, N.C.)

**  Texas voters' views  shifting on abortion, pot, gambling and Confederate monuments, poll finds.  (Half of them would leave Confederate monuments where they are, either as is, or with historical context.  I doubt that the BLM and their supporters are going to be too keen on having people vote on keeping the statues after what happened in Virginia in November.)

**  Commissioners tasked with scrubbing Confederate base names sworn-in at first meeting.  (Let's hope that not every renaming will be for a black person, but fear that is exactly what will happen in today's climate.  I can even foresee a George Floyd military base in our future.  Probably an O.J. one as well.)

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MARCH 4, 2021

**  Confederate-era  statues vandalized  at Atlanta's historic Oakland Cemetery.  (I se BLM is getting a jump on the spring riot/hate crime season.  Again, that is not a simple case of vandalism when they do it, that is nothing short of hate crimes and should be prosecuted as that.)

**  Confederate  monument protests mirror St. Augustine's  Civil Rights struggle in new exhibit.  (Florida.  A very prejudiced artist.)

**  In Alabama, a vote to keep Confederate monument protections.  (A win for us of sorts.)

Let's See.  Fort Floyd and Fort O.J.  --Old Secesh

That SPLC and Their List!!! List Me. Another Night Time Statue Removal.

MARCH 2, 2021

**  Renaming options set for  Jacksonville high school named for Confederate general.  (Jacksonville, Florida.  Gen. Edmund Kirby Smith.  Maybe we should have SPLC give us a list of "acceptable" names.)

**  Kentucky  among states that removed a combined 168 Confederate monuments in 2020.  (Three in Kentucky, one in Indiana, none in Tennessee.)

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MARCH 3, 2021

**  Virginia is  losing some Confederate symbols, but others still travel its roads.  (There are still 1776 SCV license plates on the roads.  What would SPLC think of this?  Do they have a LIST of names of those people?)

**  SC senator files resolution to remove Confederate  naval jack from the Citadel.  (A white man, but Democrat.)

**  Alabama tied for most Confederate symbols removed in 2020.    (Tied with Texas with twelve.)

**  Confederate statue in Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, taken down in the middle of the night.  What's with these night time take downs.  We all know what happens and why certain people operate at night.  What does SPLC think about this.  Did they update their LIST?)

**  North Carolina is second in the nation for removing Confederate monuments.   (Just a few entries earlier I had one saying Alabama and Texas tied for the most removed.  Did SPLC get their LIST wrong?

**  Virginia #1, North Carolina #2 nationwide in Confederate  symbol removal in 2020.

And, in the meantime, how many Blacks wounded and killed other Blacks in Chicago in 2020.  Come on SPLC, we need to know another important list.

--Old Secesh

Come On SPLC, Where's That BLM Riot List? Virginia, Florida, Confederate Flags in Oregon, An Indian Confederate General, Georgia

MARCH 2, 2021

**  Virginia leads the nation with the highest number of Confederate monuments, symbols removed.  (SPLC again.  71 were removed.   Sure wish they'd make that list about BLM "peaceful demonstration" that became violent and had looting, rioting, arsons and hate crimes committed against Confederate monuments.)

**  Confederate symbols removed from Florida in 2020.  (There were ten of them according to none other than SPLC, the Southern Law Poverty Center.)

**  Ban Confederate flags at school?  Committee focuses on new legislation.  (Oregon.  Of course if you ban Confederate flags, BLM items should also be banned as they support rioting, looting, arson, violent  confrontation and hate crimes.  When people go after a Confederate monument that is a hate crime.)

**  The last Confederate general to surrender was an Indian.  (Hey, every so often you just have to have something from the real Civil War, not this liberal revisionist stuff.  In case you're wonder, the general's name was Stand Watie.)

**  Ga, lawmaker authors bill to abolish Confederate monuments in the Peach State.  (A black woman.)

--Old Secsh

How About That Woke State University or Cancel Culture University in Utah? A Statue of York, a Slave with Lewis and Clark Expedition

MARCH 1, 2021

**  A murky legacy:  Confederate generals who fought to uphold slavery later helped black Virginians. (William Mahone, Benjamin F, Bland and William Taliaferro.  So, there might have been another side to the story.  Maybe some Confederates weren't the vile people our wokers paint them as.)

**  Danville museum shifts mission to showcase all sides of history.   (Virginia.  Danville Museum of Fine Arts and History)

**  Sculpture of enslaved explorer mysteriously appears in Oregon Park.  (Bust of York, a slave of  William Clark.  The more statues we have of history the better.  I did not know that there was a slave along with the Lewis and Clark Expedition.  About time.)

**  Reese:  Dixie State University needs a new name.  (Utah.  I've already offered up one for the new name:  Woke State University.  Or, how about Cancel Culture University?)  (Or maybe Black Lives Matter University?)

**  How a wave of segregationists  tributes from streets to  schools entrenched the  ideas of white supremacy.

--Old Secesh

The Confederacy Under Attack: Sad V., Schools, Base Names, Kansas City, South Carolina and Arizona

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

**  Casey:  The former 'Capital of the Confederacy' rings the bell for voters' rights.  (You know, Sad V.)

**  Former Easthampton High School students settle racial lawsuit against school and city.

**  Commission to rename installations named  after Confederates to meet in March.

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MARCH 1, 2021

**  An 'abomination':  Group offers $10,000 to remove Kansas City-area Confederate statue.  (Missouri.  The statue is in a cemetery with Confederate graves around it.  While I support, with reluctance, the removal of Confederate statues from public areas, cemeteries and private land should be exempt.  But I like the idea that those who want the statues removed pay for it themselves, which this group is willing to do.)

**  Activists push for removal of Confederate statue in Greenville.  (South Carolina)

**  Confederate symbols removed from Arizona in 2020.  (Three)

--Old Secesh

Civil War II: Maryland, Names, Florida, Artists, Gallows, Song and Schools

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

**  Confederate symbols removed from Maryland in 2020, what remains.    (One removed in 2020. The Jeb Stuart Trail was renamed.)

**  Florida artist John Sims demands  change through art , writing.  (A black guy.  Hates all things Confederate.  Had a show in Gettysburg  "The proper way to hang a Confederate flag" where he hung the flag from the gallows.  He'd better hope der Bubba doesn't see that.)

**  Changing Maryland's state song  on legislative table.

**  'My people built this country' Massachusetts principal fights back after receiving backlash for condemning  display of Confederate flag in school.  (A black principal said that.)

**  Tribute:  Senior lawmaker  calls for flag removal.

**  Editorial:  Can Jacksonville move from angst to consensus.  (Florida)

--Old Secesh