Back to the main articles page An Open Report / Confederate Memorial Day, Cross City, FL. / VA Hospital, Memphis On Tuesday, April 26, 2011, beside the granite marble monument on which the Ten Commandments are inscribed on the courthouse porch of Cross City, Florida, with the Battle Flag of the Confederacy on the flag pole hovering over the building, where I and the others gathered would listen to some of the [...]
SLRC Update CONFEDERATE FLAG BAN - VA HOSPITAL THE SOUTHERN LEGAL RESOURCE CENTER NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 2011 For Additional Information, Contact: Kirk D. Lyons 828-712-2115 VISTORS TO PARALYZED VET WHO DISPLAYED COPNFEDERATE FLAG IN HOSPITAL ROOM SAY VA SECURITY THREATENED THEM, SIEZED THEIR CAMERAS, DESTROYED PICTURES MEMPHIS, TN -- Family and friends visiting paralyzed Korean War veteran Perry Thrasher in his room at the Veterans' Administration Hospital [...]
BLACK CONFEDERATE ACTIVIST SUPPORTS VETERAN IN VA FLAG BAN FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kirk D. Lyons 828-712-2115 BLACK CONFEDERATE ACTIVIST SUPPORTS VETERAN IN VA FLAG BAN Black Confederate activist, H. K. Edgerton visited paralyzed Korean War veteran Perry Allen Thrasher in his VA hospital room, where he presented the 75 year old veteran with a Confederate Battleflag. In early April, Memphis VA officials forced Thrasher to take down [...]
Confederate Memorial Day in Dixie Confederate History Month Series A Confederate History Minute (22) – by Calvin E. Johnson, Jr. Confederate Memorial Day in Dixie Our nation has celebrated Confederate Memorial Day for over 100 years and is rich in the history of the War Between the States. From the Bible, God said, "Stand in the ways and see and ask for the old paths, wherein is the good way." Please share [...]
Captain Sally Tomkins, Confederate Nurse Confederate History Month Series A Confederate History Minute (21) – by Calvin E. Johnson, Jr. Captain Sally Tomkins, Confederate Nurse What do our young people know about the men and women of Confederate History Month in April? Please share with your family. Sally Tomkins was born in "Poplar Grove" Mathews City, Virginia on November 9, 1833. After her husband's death, Tomkins' mother moved the family to Richmond, [...]
The John B. Gordon Story Calvin E. Johnson, Jr. Jeremiah 6:16 of the Bible reads: Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But, have we forgotten God and the old paths of our Founding Fathers and Mothers? Is American history even taught anymore in public and [...]
A New England Catechism for the Sesquicentennial Friday, April 22, 2011 By David Ware dware4dixie@gmail.com Q: What is the Sesquicentennial? A: The period of time between 2011-2016 when the United States will commemorate the war that was necessary to free slaves held in bondage by the states of the South who refused to end the practice. Q: Were the states of the South warned about abolishing slavery before the war? A: There [...]
'The Museum of the Confederacy - A Brief Look At A Worsening Situation' Saturday, April 23, 2011 By Valerie Protopapas Monday, June 2, 2008 The Original Spirit of the Museum of the Confederacy The glory, the hardships, the heroism of the war were a noble heritage for our children. To keep green such memories and to commemorate such virtues, it is our purpose to gather together and preserve in the Executive Mansion [...]
THE VALOR OF THE YOUNG Saturday, April 23, 2011 THE VALOR OF THE YOUNG By Bob Hurst I recently had a very pleasant experience involving some students from Florida State University who were enrolled in the ROTC (Reserve Officers Training Corps) program at the school. It all began when Major Marshall Baldwin, a member of the ROTC staff at FSU, phoned me and asked if I would be interested in joining him [...]
By Ben Jones April 21, 2011 A recent CNN poll asked some simplistic questions about 1861 and got some very surprising responses, as least as far as conventional wisdom is concerned. I say “simplistic” because I think the questions CNN asked were sophomoric, and were bound to generate heat rather than light. Besides, I don’t care how “scientific” their “representative sample” was, I don’t think you can really gauge any national opinion [...]