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Sons of Confederate Veterans

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Type: Organization

Name: Sons of Confederate Veterans

First reported 7 hours ago - Updated 7 hours ago - 1 reports

Report: Confederate flags removed from cemetery without permission

CLOVER, SC (WBTV) -Investigators in York County say someone removed nearly 100 Confederate Flags from a cemetery in Clover.The incident was reported on May 20th at the cemetery beside the Bethany Church on Highway 161, according to the report from the ... [Published WBTV News - 7 hours ago]

Entities: Sons of Confederate Veterans

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Retired Army chaplain to lead special tribute

A Memorial Day Tribute will be held Monday, May 27, at 11 a.m. at the Halifax County War Memorial with special guest speaker Colonel Donald G. Wilson, retired U.S. Army, who will speak on “For Such A Time As This.”Col. Wilson is a retired senior military ... [Published YourGV.com - May 20 2013]

Entities: Halifax (Canada), Chaplain, Grace Elliott, Bill Crews, Baptist Church

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

Heritage group appeals city's Confederate flag ban

RICHMOND, Va – A federal appeals court is considering the Sons of Confederate Veterans' challenge of the city of Lexington's decision to exclude the heritage group's battle flag from its city light poles.A three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court ... [Published FOXNews.com - May 19 2013]

Entities: Sons of Confederate Veterans, Free Speech, judges, United States

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

Civil War comes to life in Temple

Battle of Temple JunctionUnion Cavalry actors fire at Confederate Cavalry on Saturday at the Battle of Temple Junction Civil War demonstration at Bend O’ the River park in Temple. The demonstration included living history displays on how the soldiers ... [Published Temple Daily Telegram - May 19 2013]

Entities: Civil War, Robert Michael White, Sons of Confederate Veterans

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

American Legion

AF JROTC cadets honored at annual awards day

ABERDEEN – To a crowd of parents, teachers and representatives of military-related entities, Aberdeen High School’s 69 Air Force JROTC cadets were front and center of their attention for its annual awards ceremony Thursday, April 18.“These are teenagers ... [Published Monroe Journal - May 19 2013]

Entities: Samuel Garth, American Legion, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Dear Kentucky: Please respect our national symbols

One of many things that make me proud to be a Texan living in the Hill Country is the respect shown for our national anthem and American flag.Every Symphony of the Hills concert and War Memorial ceremony, and all football games, begin with audiences standing ... [Published Kerrville Daily Times - May 18 2013]

Entities: Sons of Confederate Veterans, Banner, Squadron

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Letters to the Editor, continued

What are those gifts paying for?Editor, Times-Dispatch:Is it too much to expect people who serve in Virginia government to have a basic understanding of personal financial ethics? I admit that I don’t have any friends who would fly me places, put me up ... [Published Richmond Times Dispatch - May 18 2013]

Entities: Charlottesville (United States), Sean Connaughton, Austin Miller, Nancy Lee

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Germantown tour features historical stories, costumed actors

Memphis Commercial AppealThe Robert E. Lee Camp 1640 of the Sons of Confederate Veterans is hosting the first Germantown Historic Tour Saturday and Sunday focusing on the Germantown of the 1800s, complete with costumed actors telling stories of the people, ... [Published Memphis Commercial Appeal - May 18 2013]

Entities: Memphis (Tennessee, United States), Lee Camp, Sons of Confederate Veterans, Robert Lee

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Effingham Co. to host Civil War Experience

Civil War Experience to be held in Effingham Co. Saturday(Dave Williams)Related ContentSuspect arrested in homicide of man found in carWatch full press conference on Wesley Franklin and Roderick RichardsonBoat Safety Class for teens set for SaturdayLocal ... [Published WJCL ABC 22 - May 17 2013]

Entities: Civil War, Experience, Dave Williams, Sons of Confederate Veterans, Lowe's

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Confederate flag drama flutters back to court

(WTVR) — While the Confederate flag may be a symbol of the Commonwealth’s painful history for some, one group is fighting to fly the Confederate flag in one Virginia city.In 2011, the City of Lexington passed an ordinance banning the stars and bars from ... [Published WTVR-TV - May 17 2013]

Entities: Sons of Confederate Veterans, First Amendment, Lexington (Virginia, United States)

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Rutherford Institute Presents Arguments in 4th Circuit Court of Appeals Over Civil War Heritage Group’s Right to Fly Confederate Flag

RICHMOND, Va. — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit heard arguments today in a First Amendment lawsuit filed by The Rutherford Institute, which alleges that the City of Lexington, Va., violated the Constitution by prohibiting a civil war ... [Published Rutherford Institute - May 17 2013]

Entities: Lexington (Virginia, United States), Civil War, First Amendment, Sons of Confederate Veterans

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Lexington Confederate flag controversy heads to federal court

LEXINGTON, VA (WWBT) -The Sons of Confederate Veterans group isn't giving up its fight to fly the Confederate flag on city-owned poles in Lexington.The case heads to federal court in Richmond on Thursday.Attorneys for the Southern Heritage Group will ... [Published NBC12 Online - May 16 2013]

Entities: Federal Court, Sons of Confederate Veterans

Quotes

A Tucson Citizen article dated June 21, 1919, states the following: "Among persons ... whose names have been given streets are Drachman Street, for Sam Drachman and his descendants, with whom Tucson probably always will be supplied."

Street Smarts: Once member of Confederate army, Drachman prospered as tobacconist [Published Arizona Daily Star - 15 hours ago]

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Civil War comes to life in Temple [Published Temple Daily Telegram - May 19 2013]

...After the group was founded at a rally there in 1915, the Klan hosted "an annual Labor Day cross-burning rite at the base of the mountain" that would continue for 50 years, the New York Times reported in 2000

Petition Takes Aim At Confederate Memorial [Published AOL Black Voices - May 01 2013]

...“Accidental Racist,” recently$ caused an outcry because, among other things, it seemed to defend his wearing of a Confederate flag T-shirt. "The only thing I meant to say is I'm a Skynyrd fan,” he sings."

Petition to remove stone carving of confederacy stirs debate [Published Yahoo! News - May 01 2013]

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Report: Confederate flags removed from cemetery... [Published WBTV News - 7 hours ago]
Street Smarts: Once member of Confederate army,... [Published Arizona Daily Star - 15 hours ago]
Retired Army chaplain to lead special tribute [Published YourGV.com - May 20 2013]
Abilene and Big Country calendar [Published Abilene Reporter - May 20 2013]
9 Confederate soldiers buried, in row, plus 2 n... [Published Tyler Morning Telegraph - May 20 2013]
Heritage group appeals city's Confederate flag ban [Published FOXNews.com - May 19 2013]
Civil War comes to life in Temple [Published Temple Daily Telegram - May 19 2013]
Upcoming Abilene, Big Country calendar [Published Abilene Reporter - May 19 2013]
AF JROTC cadets honored at annual awards day [Published Monroe Journal - May 19 2013]
UDC, SCV will pay homage to John Bratton [Published Herald Independent - May 18 2013]
Dear Kentucky: Please respect our national symbols [Published Kerrville Daily Times - May 18 2013]
Letters to the Editor, continued [Published Richmond Times Dispatch - May 18 2013]
Germantown tour features historical stories, co... [Published Memphis Commercial Appeal - May 18 2013]
No headline - Calendar0518_web [Published Abilene Reporter - May 17 2013]
Effingham Co. to host Civil War Experience [Published WJCL ABC 22 - May 17 2013]
Virginiaâs Civil War 150 History Mobile Exhibit [Published Civil War Courier - May 17 2013]
Datebook: Thursday, May 16, 2013 [Published News-Journal - May 17 2013]
Confederate flag drama flutters back to court [Published WTVR-TV - May 17 2013]
Rutherford Institute Presents Arguments in 4th ... [Published Rutherford Institute - May 17 2013]
History will come alive in Gordon this weekend [Published Calhoun Times - May 16 2013]
Lexington Confederate flag controversy heads to... [Published NBC12 Online - May 16 2013]
History echoes at Stonewall [Published Rocky Mount Telegram - May 16 2013]
The Wizard of the Saddle Rides Again [Published Vice Magazine US - May 15 2013]
Am I becoming the 2013 version of radicalism? [Published Logan Banner - May 15 2013]
Commission approves Lincoln County Historical M... [Published Pine Bluff Commercial News - May 15 2013]
Tallest flag in the Mid-South [Published Desoto Times Today - May 14 2013]
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 [Published Wise County Messenger - May 14 2013]
Pickens County Honors Confederate Soldiers [Published Easley Patch - May 14 2013]
Datebook: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 [Published News-Journal - May 14 2013]
Sons of Confederate Veterans to meet at Histori... [Published Charleston Daily Mail - May 13 2013]

Blogs

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For many Republicans, every day is Confederate ... [Published Daily Kos - Apr 03 2013] While April Fool's Day is over, Confederate Heritage Month is just beginning. Every year, the seven states of Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia and Georgia remember the Lost Cause with proclamations, reenactments and other ...
Family finally learns origins of mysterious foo... [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - Dec 30 2012] Jerry Castleberry, Gainesville schools’ transportation director, finally knows some history of a military foot locker that has been in his family since he was a youngster. He and his older brother, Larry, always had wondered about the trunk with the ...
5 Republicans Who Could Replace Jim DeMint In T... [Published Think Progress - Dec 06 2012] On Thursday, Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) announced that he would be resigning his seat in January to take up the position of President at the Heritage Foundation, a conservative tank in Washington D.C. The task of replacing the outspoken Tea Party lawmaker ...
Country Star Wears Confederate Flag for NBC Chr... [Published Crooks and Liars - Nov 29 2012] Click here to view this media Country music star Trace Adkins on Wednesday wore a tiny Confederate battle flag while singing on on NBC's nationally-televised Christmas tree-lighting special. During his "Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire" performance, ...