Confederate flag supporters rise up to defend embattled symbol

[Vigilante]

Reuters ^ | Sun Jul 12, 2015 6:20pm EDT | Barbara Liston
An eight-mile convoy of pickups, motorcycles and cars wound through a central Florida town on Sunday in a show of support for the Confederate flag, as a backlash against its banishment from public landmarks across the South picks up steam. Horns blared and hundreds of the rebel flags fluttered as more than 1,500 vehicles and some 4,500 people turned out for the "Florida Southern Pride Ride" in Ocala, according to police estimates. Vehicles from states across the South and as far away as California participated. "That flag has a lot of different meanings to a lot of different people," said...

 

[Vigilante]

GOP moves to overturn Confederate flag limits!!!!

AJC.com ^ | July 8th, 2015 | By Jamie Dupree
In a surprise, Republicans late Wednesday moved to overturn limits on the sale and display of the Confederate flag that had been approved a day earlier by the U.S. House, setting up a showdown vote for Thursday on whether the National Park Service should allow sales of the flag and on how the Confederate flag should be displayed at certain federal cemeteries. The move was unexpected, coming as lawmakers were quietly finishing debate on a spending bill that covers operations of the National Park Service. Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA), the lead Republican on the measure, had been giving final wrap-up...

 

[Mr. H.]

Liberals hate Americans. Dead or alive.

 

[Obiwan]

Liberals hate Americans. Dead or alive.

Except for old KKKluckers like Byrd...

 

[September]

Die flag, you don't belong in this world​

 

[9thIDdoc]

 

[paperview]

Did you know your stupid jpeg is a pile of utter rubbish?

 

[paperview]

Only an idiot would believe that dumb poster you dropped there.

Good reason there's no link to that history.com URL.

If there was, you'd see the date the Confederate Army finally allowed slave to serve in their ranks

was March of 1865.

a month before the war ended.

It was only after they were nothing more than a bloody corpse of an army - they *finally* agreed --

and even then:

<from that history.com link:>

Confederacy approves black soldiers - Mar 13 1865 - HISTORY.com

"One politician asked, “What did we go to war for, if not to protect our property?” Another suggested, “If slaves will make good soldiers, our whole theory of slavery is wrong.” Lee weighed in on the issue and asked the Confederate government for help. “We must decide whether slavery shall be extinguished by our enemies and the slaves be used against us, or use them ourselves.”

Lee asked that the slaves be freed as a condition of fighting, but the bill that passed the Confederate Congress on March 13, 1865,did not stipulate freedom for those who served."

Also, bub, there were nearly 200,000 colored troops serving the Union army for more than two years --many former slave -- all of them Free Men.

 

[Ringel05]

Only an idiot would believe that dumb poster you dropped there.

Good reason there's no link to that history.com URL.

If there was, you'd see the date the Confederate Army finally allowed slave to serve in their ranks

was March of 1865.

a month before the war ended.

It was only after they were nothing more than a bloody corpse of an army - they *finally* agreed --

and even then:

<from that history.com link:>

Confederacy approves black soldiers - Mar 13 1865 - HISTORY.com

"One politician asked, “What did we go to war for, if not to protect our property?” Another suggested, “If slaves will make good soldiers, our whole theory of slavery is wrong.” Lee weighed in on the issue and asked the Confederate government for help. “We must decide whether slavery shall be extinguished by our enemies and the slaves be used against us, or use them ourselves.”

Lee asked that the slaves be freed as a condition of fighting, but the bill that passed the Confederate Congress on March 13, 1865,did not stipulate freedom for those who served."

Also, bub, there were nearly 200,000 colored troops serving the Union army for more than two years --many former slave -- all of them Free Men.

Uuummmm, read the title of the book, it doesn't say they were allowed to fight though some did on their own accord.
African American Involvement in the Confederate Army Ford s Theatre

Blacks also served in the Confederate Army, although most were impressed as a slave labor force. Others were brought along by their masters to tend to the master’s needs in camp. In some cases, these servants were entrusted with a master’s personal affects if he was killed, and returned them to his family. There are reports of a few servants who took their master’s place on the firing line and were adopted by the regiment. Records also show men who served as color-bearers in militia units. Tens of thousands may have served, willingly or otherwise.

At the midpoint of the war in 1863, when more Confederate soldiers were needed, state militias of freed black men were offered to the Confederate war office but refused. (At the beginning of the war, a Louisiana unit offered its services but was rejected; that state had a long history of militia units comprised of free men of color.) As the war continued, the issue became even more hotly debated in the Confederate Congress. On January 2, 1864, Confederate major general Patrick Cleburne proposed arming slaves. Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederacy, ordered that the proposal be suppressed. Despite his reputation as "the Stonewall Jackson of the West," Cleburne never rose to higher command, and it is widely believed that was because of his unpopular proposal.

African Americans In The Civil War

Look at it without "passion", it's just history.

 

[paperview]

Only an idiot would believe that dumb poster you dropped there.

Good reason there's no link to that history.com URL.

If there was, you'd see the date the Confederate Army finally allowed slave to serve in their ranks

was March of 1865.

a month before the war ended.

It was only after they were nothing more than a bloody corpse of an army - they *finally* agreed --

and even then:

<from that history.com link:>

Confederacy approves black soldiers - Mar 13 1865 - HISTORY.com

"One politician asked, “What did we go to war for, if not to protect our property?” Another suggested, “If slaves will make good soldiers, our whole theory of slavery is wrong.” Lee weighed in on the issue and asked the Confederate government for help. “We must decide whether slavery shall be extinguished by our enemies and the slaves be used against us, or use them ourselves.”

Lee asked that the slaves be freed as a condition of fighting, but the bill that passed the Confederate Congress on March 13, 1865,did not stipulate freedom for those who served."

Also, bub, there were nearly 200,000 colored troops serving the Union army for more than two years --many former slave -- all of them Free Men.

Uuummmm, read the title of the book, it doesn't say they were allowed to fight though some did on their own accord.
African American Involvement in the Confederate Army Ford s Theatre

Blacks also served in the Confederate Army, although most were impressed as a slave labor force. Others were brought along by their masters to tend to the master’s needs in camp. In some cases, these servants were entrusted with a master’s personal affects if he was killed, and returned them to his family. There are reports of a few servants who took their master’s place on the firing line and were adopted by the regiment. Records also show men who served as color-bearers in militia units. Tens of thousands may have served, willingly or otherwise.

At the midpoint of the war in 1863, when more Confederate soldiers were needed, state militias of freed black men were offered to the Confederate war office but refused. (At the beginning of the war, a Louisiana unit offered its services but was rejected; that state had a long history of militia units comprised of free men of color.) As the war continued, the issue became even more hotly debated in the Confederate Congress. On January 2, 1864, Confederate major general Patrick Cleburne proposed arming slaves. Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederacy, ordered that the proposal be suppressed. Despite his reputation as "the Stonewall Jackson of the West," Cleburne never rose to higher command, and it is widely believed that was because of his unpopular proposal.

African Americans In The Civil War

Look at it without "passion", it's just history.

I'm quite familiar with the Louisiana Guards.

From your link:
"The First Louisiana Native Guard consisted of free blacks, but even though Louisiana recognized the group as part of the state militia, the men served under white commanders, were never issued livery or weapons, and never engaged in battle. Eventually they were disbanded by state law; some even switched sides and went to fight for the Union."

They were never soldiers, and they were not allowed in the CSA army.

So, wrong on that count. And the link in the poster refers to the History.com story about the Confederacy approves black soldiers.

That would be one month before the war ended.

Your second link disproves nothing I said.

 

[paperview]

You might also be interested to know - as it regards the Creoles of Louisiana (all of them, not just that single militia group)

They were "Colored Creoles," - many were upwardly mobile, wealthy and a disproportional number owned slaves.

The distinction is often blurred when referring to them as "Black."

For many of these "Colored Creoles"

1) most looked quite fair skinned by appearance.

2) many were of European ancestry, not considered "African" or "Black" - and were given special status for a time.

Going back, earlier - before the war -- take note of this:

"By 1843, the Colored group was no longer named as legislative special case, but they still considered themselves exempt, and the courts still usually upheld their special status. Numerous court cases held that the Colored Creoles were not considered Black regarding freedom papers, curfews, and the like. But by the 1850s, the courts had begun to treat all but the wealthiest and most powerful Colored Creoles as free Blacks."

The One-Drop Rule Arrives in the Postbellum Lower South | | The Color Line and the One-Drop Rule

In fact it was considered an insult to call a Colored Creole a "Free Black."

Legally, They were "Colored" a serious distinction made by numerous courts.

A Free Black there was not allowed a trial by Jury BUT! “Free persons of Colour" *were* entitled to a trial by jury.

"Justice Porter went on to explain that, since the [Colored Creole] was not Black..."

Legal History of the Color Line: The Rise and Triumph of the One-drop Rule

It's a rather fascinating nugget regarding the caste system back then which some probably didn't care to hear, (or maybe even bother to read) -- but I enjoy sharing these little bits of history. It's how I roll.

How many knew there three legal color lines back then? White, Colored, and Black.

 

[Ringel05]

Only an idiot would believe that dumb poster you dropped there.

Good reason there's no link to that history.com URL.

If there was, you'd see the date the Confederate Army finally allowed slave to serve in their ranks

was March of 1865.

a month before the war ended.

It was only after they were nothing more than a bloody corpse of an army - they *finally* agreed --

and even then:

<from that history.com link:>

Confederacy approves black soldiers - Mar 13 1865 - HISTORY.com

"One politician asked, “What did we go to war for, if not to protect our property?” Another suggested, “If slaves will make good soldiers, our whole theory of slavery is wrong.” Lee weighed in on the issue and asked the Confederate government for help. “We must decide whether slavery shall be extinguished by our enemies and the slaves be used against us, or use them ourselves.”

Lee asked that the slaves be freed as a condition of fighting, but the bill that passed the Confederate Congress on March 13, 1865,did not stipulate freedom for those who served."

Also, bub, there were nearly 200,000 colored troops serving the Union army for more than two years --many former slave -- all of them Free Men.

Uuummmm, read the title of the book, it doesn't say they were allowed to fight though some did on their own accord.
African American Involvement in the Confederate Army Ford s Theatre

Blacks also served in the Confederate Army, although most were impressed as a slave labor force. Others were brought along by their masters to tend to the master’s needs in camp. In some cases, these servants were entrusted with a master’s personal affects if he was killed, and returned them to his family. There are reports of a few servants who took their master’s place on the firing line and were adopted by the regiment. Records also show men who served as color-bearers in militia units. Tens of thousands may have served, willingly or otherwise.

At the midpoint of the war in 1863, when more Confederate soldiers were needed, state militias of freed black men were offered to the Confederate war office but refused. (At the beginning of the war, a Louisiana unit offered its services but was rejected; that state had a long history of militia units comprised of free men of color.) As the war continued, the issue became even more hotly debated in the Confederate Congress. On January 2, 1864, Confederate major general Patrick Cleburne proposed arming slaves. Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederacy, ordered that the proposal be suppressed. Despite his reputation as "the Stonewall Jackson of the West," Cleburne never rose to higher command, and it is widely believed that was because of his unpopular proposal.

African Americans In The Civil War

Look at it without "passion", it's just history.

I'm quite familiar with the Louisiana Guards.

From your link:
"The First Louisiana Native Guard consisted of free blacks, but even though Louisiana recognized the group as part of the state militia, the men served under white commanders, were never issued livery or weapons, and never engaged in battle. Eventually they were disbanded by state law; some even switched sides and went to fight for the Union."

They were never soldiers, and they were not allowed in the CSA army.

So, wrong on that count. And the link in the poster refers to the History.com story about the Confederacy approves black soldiers.

That would be one month before the war ended.

Your second link disproves nothing I said.

Drop the emotion and attitude, you didn't read what I said, did you. Go back and read it. Apology accepted.

 

[paperview]

Only an idiot would believe that dumb poster you dropped there.

Good reason there's no link to that history.com URL.

If there was, you'd see the date the Confederate Army finally allowed slave to serve in their ranks

was March of 1865.

a month before the war ended.

It was only after they were nothing more than a bloody corpse of an army - they *finally* agreed --

and even then:

<from that history.com link:>

Confederacy approves black soldiers - Mar 13 1865 - HISTORY.com

"One politician asked, “What did we go to war for, if not to protect our property?” Another suggested, “If slaves will make good soldiers, our whole theory of slavery is wrong.” Lee weighed in on the issue and asked the Confederate government for help. “We must decide whether slavery shall be extinguished by our enemies and the slaves be used against us, or use them ourselves.”

Lee asked that the slaves be freed as a condition of fighting, but the bill that passed the Confederate Congress on March 13, 1865,did not stipulate freedom for those who served."

Also, bub, there were nearly 200,000 colored troops serving the Union army for more than two years --many former slave -- all of them Free Men.

Uuummmm, read the title of the book, it doesn't say they were allowed to fight though some did on their own accord.
African American Involvement in the Confederate Army Ford s Theatre

Blacks also served in the Confederate Army, although most were impressed as a slave labor force. Others were brought along by their masters to tend to the master’s needs in camp. In some cases, these servants were entrusted with a master’s personal affects if he was killed, and returned them to his family. There are reports of a few servants who took their master’s place on the firing line and were adopted by the regiment. Records also show men who served as color-bearers in militia units. Tens of thousands may have served, willingly or otherwise.

At the midpoint of the war in 1863, when more Confederate soldiers were needed, state militias of freed black men were offered to the Confederate war office but refused. (At the beginning of the war, a Louisiana unit offered its services but was rejected; that state had a long history of militia units comprised of free men of color.) As the war continued, the issue became even more hotly debated in the Confederate Congress. On January 2, 1864, Confederate major general Patrick Cleburne proposed arming slaves. Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederacy, ordered that the proposal be suppressed. Despite his reputation as "the Stonewall Jackson of the West," Cleburne never rose to higher command, and it is widely believed that was because of his unpopular proposal.

African Americans In The Civil War

Look at it without "passion", it's just history.

I'm quite familiar with the Louisiana Guards.

From your link:
"The First Louisiana Native Guard consisted of free blacks, but even though Louisiana recognized the group as part of the state militia, the men served under white commanders, were never issued livery or weapons, and never engaged in battle. Eventually they were disbanded by state law; some even switched sides and went to fight for the Union."

They were never soldiers, and they were not allowed in the CSA army.

So, wrong on that count. And the link in the poster refers to the History.com story about the Confederacy approves black soldiers.

That would be one month before the war ended.

Your second link disproves nothing I said.

Drop the emotion and attitude, you didn't read what I said, did you. Go back and read it. Apology accepted.

I did read it.

Did you?

"It wasn’t until March of 1865 that the Confederate army allowed blacks as soldiers—a decision that was made too late to help the Confederate cause."

African American Involvement in the Confederate Army Ford s Theatre


The line on that stupid jpeg:

"The confederate army was the first to allow black men to join their army as "Free men."

is hogwash.

 

[JakeStarkey]

General Patrick Cleburne had asked for slaves to be allowed to enlist in his army in the west two years before. General Lee wanted to enlist slaves. They were denied until the South was lost.

 

[LoneLaugher]

General Patrick Cleburne had asked for slaves to be allowed to enlist in his army in the west two years before. General Lee wanted to enlist slaves. They were denied until the South was lost.

You are just parsing dates. Everyone knows that slaves loved their masters.

 

[Where_r_my_Keys]

 

[Ringel05]

Only an idiot would believe that dumb poster you dropped there.

Good reason there's no link to that history.com URL.

If there was, you'd see the date the Confederate Army finally allowed slave to serve in their ranks

was March of 1865.

a month before the war ended.

It was only after they were nothing more than a bloody corpse of an army - they *finally* agreed --

and even then:

<from that history.com link:>

Confederacy approves black soldiers - Mar 13 1865 - HISTORY.com

"One politician asked, “What did we go to war for, if not to protect our property?” Another suggested, “If slaves will make good soldiers, our whole theory of slavery is wrong.” Lee weighed in on the issue and asked the Confederate government for help. “We must decide whether slavery shall be extinguished by our enemies and the slaves be used against us, or use them ourselves.”

Lee asked that the slaves be freed as a condition of fighting, but the bill that passed the Confederate Congress on March 13, 1865,did not stipulate freedom for those who served."

Also, bub, there were nearly 200,000 colored troops serving the Union army for more than two years --many former slave -- all of them Free Men.

Uuummmm, read the title of the book, it doesn't say they were allowed to fight though some did on their own accord.
African American Involvement in the Confederate Army Ford s Theatre

Blacks also served in the Confederate Army, although most were impressed as a slave labor force. Others were brought along by their masters to tend to the master’s needs in camp. In some cases, these servants were entrusted with a master’s personal affects if he was killed, and returned them to his family. There are reports of a few servants who took their master’s place on the firing line and were adopted by the regiment. Records also show men who served as color-bearers in militia units. Tens of thousands may have served, willingly or otherwise.

At the midpoint of the war in 1863, when more Confederate soldiers were needed, state militias of freed black men were offered to the Confederate war office but refused. (At the beginning of the war, a Louisiana unit offered its services but was rejected; that state had a long history of militia units comprised of free men of color.) As the war continued, the issue became even more hotly debated in the Confederate Congress. On January 2, 1864, Confederate major general Patrick Cleburne proposed arming slaves. Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederacy, ordered that the proposal be suppressed. Despite his reputation as "the Stonewall Jackson of the West," Cleburne never rose to higher command, and it is widely believed that was because of his unpopular proposal.

African Americans In The Civil War

Look at it without "passion", it's just history.

I'm quite familiar with the Louisiana Guards.

From your link:
"The First Louisiana Native Guard consisted of free blacks, but even though Louisiana recognized the group as part of the state militia, the men served under white commanders, were never issued livery or weapons, and never engaged in battle. Eventually they were disbanded by state law; some even switched sides and went to fight for the Union."

They were never soldiers, and they were not allowed in the CSA army.

So, wrong on that count. And the link in the poster refers to the History.com story about the Confederacy approves black soldiers.

That would be one month before the war ended.

Your second link disproves nothing I said.

Drop the emotion and attitude, you didn't read what I said, did you. Go back and read it. Apology accepted.

I did read it.

Did you?

"It wasn’t until March of 1865 that the Confederate army allowed blacks as soldiers—a decision that was made too late to help the Confederate cause."

African American Involvement in the Confederate Army Ford s Theatre


The line on that stupid jpeg:

"The confederate army was the first to allow black men to join their army as "Free men."

is hogwash.

You missed my opening statement. To blind with rage? Yes, freed blacks were also impressed in the army, not as soldiers but as laborers, cooks etc. Some actually took up arms on rare occasions when the "need" arose. There are scores of documents showing this. Doesn't mean the southern revisionist you were addressing wasn't trying to claim something else.
Hell girl, other than those rare occurrences I completely agree with you.

 

[Toro]

Reuters ^ | Sun Jul 12, 2015 6:20pm EDT | Barbara Liston
An eight-mile convoy of pickups, motorcycles and cars wound through a central Florida town on Sunday in a show of support for the Confederate flag, as a backlash against its banishment from public landmarks across the South picks up steam. Horns blared and hundreds of the rebel flags fluttered as more than 1,500 vehicles and some 4,500 people turned out for the "Florida Southern Pride Ride" in Ocala, according to police estimates. Vehicles from states across the South and as far away as California participated. "That flag has a lot of different meanings to a lot of different people," said...

I'm sure they'll succeed in keeping the Confederate flag flying over statehouses all across the South.







Ahahahahahahahaha!

I'm hilarious.

 

[paperview]

Only an idiot would believe that dumb poster you dropped there.

Good reason there's no link to that history.com URL.

If there was, you'd see the date the Confederate Army finally allowed slave to serve in their ranks

was March of 1865.

a month before the war ended.

It was only after they were nothing more than a bloody corpse of an army - they *finally* agreed --

and even then:

<from that history.com link:>

Confederacy approves black soldiers - Mar 13 1865 - HISTORY.com

"One politician asked, “What did we go to war for, if not to protect our property?” Another suggested, “If slaves will make good soldiers, our whole theory of slavery is wrong.” Lee weighed in on the issue and asked the Confederate government for help. “We must decide whether slavery shall be extinguished by our enemies and the slaves be used against us, or use them ourselves.”

Lee asked that the slaves be freed as a condition of fighting, but the bill that passed the Confederate Congress on March 13, 1865,did not stipulate freedom for those who served."

Also, bub, there were nearly 200,000 colored troops serving the Union army for more than two years --many former slave -- all of them Free Men.

Uuummmm, read the title of the book, it doesn't say they were allowed to fight though some did on their own accord.
African American Involvement in the Confederate Army Ford s Theatre

Blacks also served in the Confederate Army, although most were impressed as a slave labor force. Others were brought along by their masters to tend to the master’s needs in camp. In some cases, these servants were entrusted with a master’s personal affects if he was killed, and returned them to his family. There are reports of a few servants who took their master’s place on the firing line and were adopted by the regiment. Records also show men who served as color-bearers in militia units. Tens of thousands may have served, willingly or otherwise.

At the midpoint of the war in 1863, when more Confederate soldiers were needed, state militias of freed black men were offered to the Confederate war office but refused. (At the beginning of the war, a Louisiana unit offered its services but was rejected; that state had a long history of militia units comprised of free men of color.) As the war continued, the issue became even more hotly debated in the Confederate Congress. On January 2, 1864, Confederate major general Patrick Cleburne proposed arming slaves. Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederacy, ordered that the proposal be suppressed. Despite his reputation as "the Stonewall Jackson of the West," Cleburne never rose to higher command, and it is widely believed that was because of his unpopular proposal.

African Americans In The Civil War

Look at it without "passion", it's just history.

I'm quite familiar with the Louisiana Guards.

From your link:
"The First Louisiana Native Guard consisted of free blacks, but even though Louisiana recognized the group as part of the state militia, the men served under white commanders, were never issued livery or weapons, and never engaged in battle. Eventually they were disbanded by state law; some even switched sides and went to fight for the Union."

They were never soldiers, and they were not allowed in the CSA army.

So, wrong on that count. And the link in the poster refers to the History.com story about the Confederacy approves black soldiers.

That would be one month before the war ended.

Your second link disproves nothing I said.

Drop the emotion and attitude, you didn't read what I said, did you. Go back and read it. Apology accepted.

I did read it.

Did you?

"It wasn’t until March of 1865 that the Confederate army allowed blacks as soldiers—a decision that was made too late to help the Confederate cause."

African American Involvement in the Confederate Army Ford s Theatre


The line on that stupid jpeg:

"The confederate army was the first to allow black men to join their army as "Free men."

is hogwash.

You missed my opening statement. To blind with rage? Yes, freed blacks were also impressed in the army, not as soldiers but as laborers, cooks etc. Some actually took up arms on rare occasions when the "need" arose. There are scores of documents showing this. Doesn't mean the southern revisionist you were addressing wasn't trying to claim something else.
Hell girl, other than those rare occurrences I completely agree with you.

But you're not getting it.

Freed blacks were not "impressed" into the army. Slaves? As laborers, cooks, etc. Sure.

Even your link says: "At the midpoint of the war in 1863, when more Confederate soldiers were needed, state militias of freed black men were offered to the Confederate war office but refused."

That there were a few random ones here or there, sure - but they were never officially allowed to serve in the army.

 

[Vigilante]

Reuters ^ | Sun Jul 12, 2015 6:20pm EDT | Barbara Liston
An eight-mile convoy of pickups, motorcycles and cars wound through a central Florida town on Sunday in a show of support for the Confederate flag, as a backlash against its banishment from public landmarks across the South picks up steam. Horns blared and hundreds of the rebel flags fluttered as more than 1,500 vehicles and some 4,500 people turned out for the "Florida Southern Pride Ride" in Ocala, according to police estimates. Vehicles from states across the South and as far away as California participated. "That flag has a lot of different meanings to a lot of different people," said...

I'm sure they'll succeed in keeping the Confederate flag flying over statehouses all across the South.







Ahahahahahahahaha!

I'm hilarious.

Why Are We Not Removing All Things Related To Robert “KKK” Byrd?

The “National Conversation” has now spread out from just the Confederate Flag

(Fox News) The debate over the rebel flag that began anew after last week’s church shootings in Charleston, S.C., has morphed into a full-blown Confederate controversy.

While Stars and Bars have long been associated by many with slavery, the latest campaign to remove Confederate emblems has extended beyond the flag to statues, memorials, parks and even school mascots. Never has the debate over what symbolizes heritage and what stands for hate covered so much ground, as efforts to strip icons that have been part of the visual and cultural landscape of the South for decades are afoot at national, state and local levels.

In one Arkansas town, the school board voted unanimously Tuesday to ban the song “Dixie” for the next school year and phase out “Rebel,” the school’s mascot.

Harry Reid linked the Charleston shooting with gun control and the flag. What about renaming the UNLV Running Rebels in his home state of Nevada? Yes, it has a link to the Confederacy, not through action, as Nevada had no part in the Civil War or the Confederacy, but, simply a cool name.

In Maryland, Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamentz is pushing a plan that would change the name of Baltimore’s Robert E. Lee Park. A spokesman for Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake told The Associated Press she supports the name change and is willing to work with the county to find an appropriate alternative.

Baltimore has more important things to worry about, like crime, murder, violence, mobs, declining property values, tax base, and education, and so much more, but, hey, why not.

Both Democratic and Republican lawmakers in Tennessee have called for a bust of Nathan Bedford Forrest, a Confederate general and early Ku Klux Klan leader, to be removed from an alcove outside the Senate chambers. The bust, with the words “Confederate States Army” engraved on it, has been at the state Capitol for decades.

A group of Kentucky officials, including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, want to kick a statute of Confederate leader Jefferson Davis out of the state Capitol rotunda, and activists in Minnesota have demanded a lake named after John C. Calhoun, a senator and vice president from South Carolina who supported slavery, be re-christened.

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