SC could expand legal protections for Confederate monuments unrelated to war
State lawmaker wants to add security for Confederate monuments not just related to the Civil War. It comes as South Carolina ...
Confederate flag at Long Island St. Paddy’s Day parade sparks outrage days after local fire depts. settle suit over display of same symbol
The flag, which was flown from a truck during a parade in the community of Bayport-Blue Point, caused an immediate uproar ...
Long Island fire districts pay $28,000 in fines for displaying Confederate flags
Three Long Island fire departments that displayed the Confederate flag have now reached a settlement over alleged ...
Long Island fire districts fined for Confederate flags
Three Long Island fire departments that displayed the Confederate flag have now reached a settlement over alleged ...
Illinois votes on a new state flag design — and chooses the current one
Some forward-looking Illinois lawmakers set up a contest to design a new flag and put it to a vote. In a landslide, a winner ...
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2 LI volunteer fire departments settle discrimination claims over Confederate flags
Two volunteer fire departments on Long Island have agreed to stop displaying Confederate flags and symbols on their property, ...
Why Spring Lake’s ‘Betsy Ross’ deserves a second look at her role in flag design | Opinion
Patricia Archie-Jackson claims she designed the Spring Lake town flag and created its motto in 1978 as a student. The Town of ...
New York fire departments settle over Confederate flag displays and discrimination issues
The New York State Division of Human Rights announced the resolution of complaints against the Brookhaven, Levittown, and ...
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CONTRIBUTOR’S VIEW – Dick Yarbrough: Watching the pendulum swing along the political spectrum
To refresh your memory, the Georgia state flag featured the Confederate battle flag ... in 1992 to call it Indigenous Peoples’ Day and a number of other cities and states followed suit. In Hawaii, it ...
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Fort Moore renamed Fort Benning in tribute to WWI hero, not Confederate general
Confederate flags and base names can be offensive to ... who voluntarily served or held leadership in the Confederate States of America, the breakaway republic of Southern states that fought ...
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Horry County's first newspaper beat the drum for the Confederacy
When the first issue of Horry County’s first newspaper was published on March 4, 1861, the drums of war were beating in a ...
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Krewe of Thoth kicks out 2 members after Confederate beads thrown at Mardi Gras parade
Thoth Parade spokesperson Penny Larson, contacted Monday, said he removed a krewe member and the float's lieutenant for going against the krewe's policies that prohibit riders from throwing any items ...