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Private Property In America – That Glittering Illusion
Once upon a time in this country Americans had the right to own their own property, free from government interference at just about any level. A man’s home was, truly, his castle, and in it he and his papers and possessions were secure.
Heritage Violations And Horace Mann’s School System
If, like me, you are on several Email lists, you are constantly hearing about heritage violations that occur in all manner of places from city parks to public schools. You would be hard put to keep up with them all and sometimes they seem to come in bunches, eight or ten in any given week and in seven different states.
The Ongoing Leftist Love Affair With Lincoln And The Union
It has been no secret for quite some time that the political and religious Left in this country and in Europe greatly admired Abraham Lincoln and what he sought to do in waging the War of Northern Aggression. When you read some of their publications you realize they have no hesitation whatever in admitting this.
Public School - The System Is The Problem
As much as I can sympathize with is sentiments, as long as the majority of people continue to leave their kids in these schools, nothing will ever change.
The Civil War Is Over. Let The Battle Flag Be
Over the past several months, the NAACP has launched a campaign against the Confederate Battle Flag by protesting its presence at the South Carolina statehouse. Governor Nikki Haley did not respond to the demands of the NAACP to remove it.
Communism – Alive And Well In American Education
For decades now they have been telling us that Communism was dead. It disappeared the day the Berlin Wall came down and has never reared its ugly head since then. Right! They tell me pigs fly, too, but I don’t believe that anymore than the “communism is dead” fairy tale.
History That Gets Left Out–On Purpose
Quite often the “history” books in public schools are “interesting” as much for what they leave out as for what they include.
Confederate Flag Hung By Black College Student Causes Outrage
A 19-year-old college student has received complaints after hanging a Confederate flag from his dorm room window. The student, who is black, says that he views the flag as a symbol of Southern pride, not racism.
Black College Student Wins Fight To Display Confederate Flag In Dorm Room
A black college student has won the fight to keep a Confederate flag in his dorm room after school officials initially told him to take it down.
The Theology Of The Public School System
The true religion of the public school founders and movers remained mostly hidden from public view, except to a discerning few who vainly attempted to warn people what was happening to their children. Mostly, though, no one listened, and so public school theology was dispensed to the unsuspecting students via the curriculum.
Civil War Vet Gets New Marker
A Confederate soldier has a new marker.
Con: Why Would We Want To Promote Symbol Of Racism?
A license plate toting the Confederate flag is a symbol of racism and shouldn't appear on anything issued by the government, opponents say.
Pro: Confederate Flag Honors Our Heritage
The license plates emblazoned with the Confederate flag is meant as a reminder of our history and a way to honor Texans who served in the Civil War, supporters say.
Black Student Sparks Debate With Confederate Flag
A black college student who drew complaints for displaying a Confederate flag in his dorm room window said he sees the banner as a symbol of Southern pride and not racism.
Black Student Calls Confederate Battle Flag A Symbol Of Pride, Not Bigotry
For Byron Thomas, the Confederate battle flag isn't about race.
The Curse Of Instigationism
It is the international division of labor and freedom of commerce that is in fact the very source of human civilization.
Alabama Law Pays Off: Unemployment Down Sharply After Crackdown On Illegal Aliens
Why has the Administration and their ACLU and La Raza allies frantically tried to stop Alabama’s law from being enforced? Because it’s WORKING – and putting legal Alabamans back to work.
Georgia Power Backs Down Over Confederate Flag
Earlier this year, Georgia Power twice removed Confederate flags from the graves of veterans buried in the Yellow Dirt Baptist Cemetery located within the grounds of Plant Wansley. When Georgia Power failed to respond to concerns of family members of the veterans buried in the cemetery, the families decided to contact the Georgia Division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans for help.
An Open Report / Guyanddotte Civil War Days / Veterans Day Parade At Knoxville
Only a message of death from the home place would dampen my spirit in a place and event that I had come to love as much as the love that had been showered upon me from the citizens and participants. I hope they invite me back.
UDC Meeting 12/17 Tampa: Black Confederates
Want to hear the story the PC crowd hides? Come RSVP & plan on attending this presentation & hear the truth in history many want to ignore.
Ceremony For Confederate Dead Held At Historic Church
The Civil War ended almost 150 years ago, but a Civil War veteran gravesite and Honor Cross dedication was recently held at the historic Bethel United Methodist Church on the Charleston Highway.
Damaged Confederate Memorial Attacts Little Attention
The monument at the Walton County Courthouse is missing its hand that pointed skyward.
O'Reilly's Book On Lincoln
It is apparently so full of historical errors that it has been banned from the bookstore at Ford's Theater, the famous site of the assassination.
Teen Suspended From New Jersey School For Wearing Confederate Flag Shirt
A 14-year-old New Jersey girl has been suspended for wearing a sweatshirt with a Confederate flag on it.
East Windsor Teen Suspended Over Confederate Flag Shirt, Mom Says School Is Wrong
A Kreps Middle School parent who says her daughter was suspended for wearing a sweatshirt emblazoned with the image of the confederate flag says the school overstepped its boundaries and violated her daughter’s right to free speech.
Confederate Flag Hangs Over South Carolina Republican Primary
The confederate flag has long been a divisive issue in South Carolina politics, and it may soon reemerge as a factor in what will be a key state in the Republican presidential primary.
The Rebel Flag, A Failed Lesson In Citizenship!
In Texas, a small group of patriots lost the fight for a license plate without firing shot!
Perry Kills His Own State's History And Heritage
Rick Perry's appointees deny rights to veterans in Texas!
Georgia Power Flagging?
Lets show 'em we ain't forgotten about our flags being removed from Yellow Dirt Baptist Church cemetery.
Immigrant Complains About German Worker’s Confederate Shirt
"I will not disown my Southern friends and my beloved Dixieland!"
VMFA and Confederate History
In recent weeks a group calling itself Virginia Flaggers has undertaken a campaign asking that the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts mount Confederate battle flags on the Confederate Memorial Chapel. The endeavor has included demonstrations on site, blog postings, and contact with patrons, legislators, and media.
Brothers Win -- For Now -- Fight Over Cemetery At Georgia Power's Plant Wansley
The Webbs won -- at least for now -- when Georgia Power acknowledged that the Yellow Dirt Baptist Church, and the Webbs as trustees, owned the cemetery that was established just after the Civil War. Indeed, it was a question of Confederate flags that highlighted the dispute this time.
SCV Flaggers Protest Outside Plant Wansley
Four members of the Sons of the Confederate Veterans group spent Monday afternoon protesting outside the entrance to the Georgia Power owned Plant Wansley, located in Southern Carroll County.
What Would Really Happen If Ron Paul Were To Be Elected President?
President Paul would immediately push for $1 trillion cut in federal spending (per year, not the $3 trillion that Democrats proposed over 10 years with half of that from increased taxes).
Confederate Museum On Slate To Open In 2012
The Appomattox branch of the Museum of the Confederacy will be more than a museum centered around events leading to the end of the Civil War, according to museum officials.
Alabama Attorney General 'Troubled' By Feds
Finally - an officer of a sovereign State with backbone! Southerners and lovers of liberty everywhere have a new champion, and his name is Luther Strange:
When It Comes To Allowing The Confederate Flag, What's Wrong With This One?
There is a simple, practical solution to the furor over whether the Confederate flag should appear on Texas license plates.
Huntsville Official Backtracks On Lee School Renaming
Huntsville’s superintendent is abandoning his proposal to change the name of Lee High School after a day of protest by students, parents and alumni.
Plant Wansley Flagging Is On!
The 2 short answers are No, Ga Power does not own the cemetery, and no, regardless who owns what, Ga law is clear on flags and graves.
Northern Transplant Becomes Caretaker Of Confederate Grave
Cruickshank, a native of Vermont, and his wife, Claudette, who hails from Massachusetts, became the unexpected caretakers for this small forgotten cemetery with its Confederate warrior.