It’s time for the Confederate battle flag to be removed from a Tennessee county seal.
There’s a growing concern among Tennesseans regarding the influence of universities linked to the Trump administration’s attempts to reshape historical narratives—particularly around America’s painful legacy of slavery and the rights of LGBTQ+ military members. Recently, Donald Trump made headlines during a visit to the National Mall in Washington, D.C., where he challenged the Smithsonian Institution, […]
SPLC criticizes the restoration of a Confederate statue by the Trump administration
SPLC Criticizes Trump Administration’s Plans for Confederate Statues The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has condemned the Trump administration’s decision to restore Confederate monuments that were taken down during the protests following George Floyd’s death in 2020. Five years ago, amid widespread protests against racial injustice, a statue of Confederate General Albert Pike was toppled […]
State Senator submits new bill to significantly increase the cost of removing Confederate monuments
Changes in Monument Removal Laws in Alabama Since 2017, counties and cities that wish to take down Confederate monuments from public spaces have faced significant financial penalties. Under the Alabama Memorial Preservation Act, these removals come with a hefty fine of $25,000. However, state Senator Gerald Allen from Tuscaloosa has been advocating for a bill […]
Confederate monuments bill stalls in committee
A recent attempt by state Sen. Gerald Allen (R-Tuscaloosa) to punish cities that remove Confederate monuments has been blocked again, at least for now. State Sen. Chris Elliott (R-Josephine) told Allen he didn't have the votes to advance the bill out of committee and tabled it. Unless Mr. Allen can rework the bill to sway […]
Perennial Confederate monument bill rises again
State Sen. Gerald Allen (R-Tuscaloosa) is once again planning to charge $5,000 a day to stop cities from removing Confederate monuments. The bill has come up multiple times after Montgomery decided to defy current law and apply the current $25,000 violation to rename Jeff Davis Avenue to Fred D. Gray Avenue. Jefferson Davis was the […]
Confederate Memorial Park to host ‘Winter Quarters’ history event in January
The Alabama Historical Commission announced that it will hold a “special living history” event at Confederate Memorial Park in Marbury on January 27 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The organization says visitors to the event will get a taste of what life was like for the soldiers of the 22nd Alabama Infantry during the […]
Biden Compares Jan 6 Protesters To Confederate Soldiers, Dubs It Second ‘Lost Cause’
President Joe Biden, in a speech Monday, compared protesters in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot to Confederate soldiers unable to accept defeat in the Civil War. Biden visited Mother Emanuel, one of the oldest black churches in the South, on Monday, just days after Vice President Kamala Harris made a similar visit to speak […]
Civil War-Era Letter Shows Confederate Lieutenant Lamenting His Brother’s Condition Of ‘Chronic Masturbation‘
An 1864 Civil War-era letter recently sold at auction was about a Confederate lieutenant lamenting his brother’s masturbation addiction. Lieutenant William Dandridge Pitts wrote to the Military Times Watch Post in a letter to the director of the “Western Madmen’s Asylum,” which housed his brother Charles, who had been discharged from the Confederate Army with […]