News from Around the South 12/31/19 to 1/7/19
TEXAS: Sons of Confederate Veterans Gain Charter FORT STOCKTON, TX. — The removal or destruction of historical monuments with ties to the Civil War-era Confederacy has stirred debate and protest in many parts of America. Amid the controversy, Pecos County...
Who Will Take On President Trump?
WASHINGTON — Did you follow the press in 2018? Apparently, most members of the press do not like our president, Donald J. Trump. Many of them think he is a tyrant in the making. Others think he is stupid and a tyrant in the making. They believe he is likely to be...
Why Jefferson Davis Was Loathed in Confederacy He Led
Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie has long been fascinated by the Confederacy, which his ancestors fought for during the Civil War. For years, he belonged to the Sons of Confederate Veterans, a group that defends public displays of Confederate symbols. And he...
Do CSA Flags Really Belong in Museums?
Not long ago people protesting public displays of Confederate flags in various states would say that such relics of a bygone era belong not on flagpoles but in museums. Now the folks at the Lynchburg Museum have to decide if that is literally true. Last month the...Obiter Dicta
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