The Battle of Fort Fisher, N.C.

Tuesday, March 29, 2016

The Confederacy Under Attack-- Part 224: Read "Life With Gracie"

From the March 18, 2016, Google Alerts for Confederate.

**  Drop Confederate Names letter to the NY Times Editor.  (Loss)  The writer said his ancestors fought for the Confederacy but that was morally wrong because of slavery.  Spoken like a modern-day abolitionist, the terrorists of their day.

**  Md Senate votes to strip pro-Confederate lyrics from state song.  (Loss)  I'd say they should just come up with a new song as long as they are erasing history.

**  Life With Gracie: How I, a black woman, could advocate keeping Confederate monuments.  (Well worth reading as she makes some good points.  Gracie Bonds Staples in the Atlanta Constitution-Journal.  A very balanced look at the controversy.

**  After student wearing Confederate Flag shirt is asked to change, school talks sensitivity.  (Caledonia, Michigan) (Loss)

"Maryland, My ?.  --Old Secesh

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