War Crimes Against Southern Civilians By Walter Brian Cisco The sobering and brutal consequences of the Civil War off the battlefield are revealed in this examination of atrocities committed against civilians. Rationale for the Union's "hard war" and the political ramifications of such a war set the foundation for Walter Cisco's enlightening research. Styled the "Black Flag" campaign, the hard line was agreed to by Lincoln in a council with his generals [...]
Hundreds honor Confederate veterans at museum opening By Pat Lewandowski The battle is over. This time the victors were not Union troops, but rather the decendents of Civil War veterans, whose lives ended peacefully in Alabama's only hospital and nursing home for sons and daughters of the Confederacy. In operation from 1902 to 1939, the home provided care for more than 850 elderly veterans, their wives and widows of fallen veterans. More [...]
Give the Confederate flag a break The Stars-and-Bars is a diversion in the nation's fight for racial harmony Jaime O'Neill Sunday, April 29, 2007 One Sunday morning shortly after the Civil War ended, Robert E. Lee attended church in Richmond, Va. On that morning, a black man shocked the congregation by making his way to the communion rail where he knelt to take communion. In that time, in that place, this simply [...]
How Dare They Attack Our Confederate Flag Commentary by Joan Hough It kisses my heart to view this beautiful place to see a memorial for such magnificent men. Magnificent Confederate men! It warms my heart To see the flag with our Savior's cross resting over those who shed their blood while defending their homes and their land. Magnificent Confederate men! God holds them now in the palm of his hand, Many of [...]
Back to the main articles page Presidential Debate / South Carolina State University As I watched this morning the national media reporting of the Presidential debates that took place last evening on the Historic Black University of South Carolina State, I could not help to feel somewhat dejected about their lack of mentioning my presence there as I stood on that campus adorned in the uniform of the Southern Soldier brandishing his [...]
Editorial: Point anti-Confederate cannons at issues that matter April 26, 2007 The mini-flap over Shreveport's first black mayor signing a proclamation observing April as Confederate History month strikes us as musket shots fired in the wrong direction, another civil war of futility. Better that critics find more significant targets for their efforts and outrage. Try neighborhood carnage wrought by crime. Mount a cavalry charge against the underpinnings of that misery: poverty, fractured [...]
Black Southern heritage activist at debate site By Special to The T&D Thursday, April 26, 2007 H. K. Edgerton, spokesman for Southern heritage and former NAACP officer, announced he would be in Orangeburg Thursday and Thursday evening in connection with the Democratic "Path to the Presidency" debate at South Carolina State University. Edgerton says that although he does not have a ticket and therefore does not plan to attend the debate itself, [...]
Back to the main articles page BLACK SOUTHERN HERITAGE ACTIVIST PLANS TO ATTEND DEBATE H. K. Edgerton, noted spokesman for Southern heritage and former NAACP officer, has announced he will be in Orangeburg today and this evening in connection with the Democratic “Path to the Presidency” debate at South Carolina State University. Edgerton says that although he does not have a ticket and therefore does not plan to attend the debate itself, [...]
Symposium to honor Lee, villain or 'the noblest ever' ? By Robert Stacy McCain THE WASHINGTON TIMES April 25, 2007 Winston Churchill called him "one of the noblest Americans who ever lived," and Theodore Roosevelt called him "the very greatest of all the great captains that the English-speaking peoples have brought forth." But has political correctness turned Robert E. Lee into a villain? That will be the question explored by six historians [...]
Glover rebuffs pleas to end Confederate Heritage Month proclamation April 25, 2007 By Joel Anderson Shreveport Mayor Cedric Glover emphatically rebuffed the pleas of two community activists who came to Government Plaza on Tuesday seeking the withdrawal of a proclamation that recognizes April as Confederate Heritage Month. Near the end of a City Council meeting that lasted nearly three hours, Glover directly responded to earlier comments from Larry English and Willie Bradford, [...]