Posts Tagged ‘“Memphis”’

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Mar25

News From Around the South 3/18-3/25

by RISadlog on March 25th, 2013 at 4:36 pm
Posted In: Archive, Southern Partisan

Tennessee: Compromise Sought after Memphis Strikes Confederate Names from Parks MEMPHIS, Tennessee — Memphis officials are proposing a compromise after the City Council stripped Confederacy names from three city parks. Mayor A C Wharton and Councilman Jim Strickland held out the olive branch Wednesday, saying the city needs to unite and get on to more […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Apr15

News From Around the South 4/8 – 4/15

by RISadlog on April 15th, 2013 at 3:03 pm
Posted In: Archive, Southern Partisan

  Tenessee: Sons of Confederate Veterans Diss Memphis Over Parks Choice MEMPHIS — The Sons of Confederate Veterans International chose Richardson, Texas, over Memphis for its 2016 annual convention in part because of “negative publicity” over Memphis’ renaming of three parks with names tied to the Confederacy. Lee Millar, Memphis spokesman for the Sons of Confederate Veterans, said he met […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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