This blog grew out of my "Down Da Road I Go Blog," which was originally to be about stuff I was interested in, music and what I was doing. There was so much history and Civil War entries, I spun two more off. Starting Jan. 1, 2012, I will be spinning a Naval blog off this one called "Running the Blockade."
The Battle of Fort Fisher, N.C.
Showing posts with label Christopher Columbus. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Christopher Columbus. Show all posts
Thursday, September 21, 2017
Civil War II-- 565: How Far Is Too Far in Removing Confederate Monuments?
From the September 11, 2017, Google Alerts for Confederate.
** How far is too far in removing Confederate monuments? Columbus, Ohio, Dispatch, Jack Torry, Sep. 10, 2017. He mentioned the Confederate statues on Capitol Hill in D.C. and the stained glass windows at the National Cathedral.
Last month about 100 people gathered at Columbus City Hall demanding the removal of the city's three Christopher Columbus monuments.
In Durham, New Hampshire, the post office has a mural of an Indian in a menacing pose and there are some who want it removed.
In Memphis, an iconic theater has ended its annual showing of "Gone With the Wind."
He describes this as "the increasingly divisive debate."
And for those of you who still believe these people will stop when all the Confederate monuments are gone from, public spaces, think again.
No Kidding. They're Just Starting. --Old Secesh
Wednesday, September 20, 2017
What Goes Around Comes Around in (b)altimore
And we're not talking about around the mountain.
Some more on the "hate crime" done to the statue of Francis Scott Key, who wrote the words to our National Anthem.
(b)altimore Mayor Catherine E. Pugh (D) recently removed four Confederate statues. She has no plans to remove the Francis Scott Key statue however.
A statue of Christopher Columbus was also "vandalized" in her city. I sure wish the media would stop using the term vandalism to describe these actions. They are nothing less than hate crimes.
She opened the door, now has to live with it.
Lower case (b) for the city because of its shame. I also do not plan to visit the city even though I really would like to visit Fort McHenry and other historic sites.
Now (b)altimore Has Opened the Door. --Old Secesh
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