by editor | May 11, 2017 | Archive, Uncategorized
MISSISSIPPI: Black Lawmakers Protest Over Confederate Emblem JACKSON, Miss. — In part of a sweeping debate about the public display of Confederate symbols across the South, some black legislators in Mississippi say they are boycotting a regional meeting that their own...
by editor | Oct 19, 2015 | Southern Partisan, Uncategorized
VIRGINIA: Drivers Reject Confederate Flag Plate Recall SUFFOLK, Va. – It is now illegal to drive with Virginia license plates featuring the Confederate flag, but some plan to defy the change in the Commonwealth. Kevin Collier of Suffolk is a commander of the Stonewall...
by editor | Sep 28, 2015 | Southern Partisan, Uncategorized
FLORIDA: Confederate Flag Foes, Supporters Rally MELBOURNE — Wielding a bullhorn, United Third Bridge President Samuel Lopez chanted, “No hate! No hate! No hate!” while roughly a dozen Confederate battle-flag protesters marched around him in a circle in...
by editor | Sep 18, 2015 | Southern Partisan, Uncategorized
SOUTH CAROLINA: Did Sherman Dump Munitions Cache in Congaree? COLUMBIA, SC — State, local and federal agencies should know this fall whether explosives from the Civil War lie in the sediment of the Congaree River below the Gervais Street bridge in downtown...
by editor | Sep 14, 2015 | Southern Partisan, Uncategorized
SOUTH CAROlINA: Flag-Flying Flap Far From Finished COLUMBIA, S.C. — The Confederate flag may have been removed from the S.C. State House grounds, but the aftermath from its removal is far from over. If a commission tasked with deciding how to display the banner...
by editor | Sep 8, 2015 | Southern Partisan, Uncategorized
NORTH CAROLINA: Charlotte YMCA Plans to Remove Monument With Confederate Flag CHARLOTTE, NC – Plans are in the works for a monument containing a confederate flag to come down here in Charlotte. It’s been standing on East Morehead Street for over 20 years,...