by editor | Jul 22, 2014 | Archive, Southern Partisan
TENNESSEE: “Bubba” Goes Out with a Bang MT. JULIET, Tenn. – To say Harold Dee ‘Bubba’ Jones went out with a bang is a bit of an understatement. Jones, of Lebanon, operated construction machinery and drove large trucks. He was killed in an accident June 23....
by editor | Jul 14, 2014 | Southern Partisan, Uncategorized
VIRGINIA: Washington and Lee to Remove Confederate Flag LEXINGTON, Va. — Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Va., has agreed to remove replicas of Confederate flags several months after 12 black law students demanded their removal from campus. The flags...
by editor | Jul 11, 2014 | Archive, Southern Partisan
Black law students at Washington and Lee University, under a new group called “The Committee,” have asked Washington and Lee University to take a series of steps to address “the racist and dishonorable conduct of Robert E. Lee.” Lee served as...
by editor | Jun 2, 2014 | Archive, Southern Partisan
ALABAMA: Citizens Divided on Confederate Holiday Alabama state offices closed Monday for an annual holiday that some residents celebrate, others would like to eliminate and some just don’t understand: Jefferson Davis’s birthday. The Confederacy’s...
by editor | May 26, 2014 | Archive, Southern Partisan
KENTUCKY: Honor for Civil War Battlefield We recently moved one step closer toward designating Mill Springs Battlefield a national park, thanks to Congressman Hal Rogers. Before the House passed H.R. 298, a bill to authorize a National Park Service study on including...