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Mississippi Finally Votes for a Less Racist State Flag
Mississippi had long been one of the few remaining states to have Confederate iconography as part of its state flag, but that will finally change after voters selected a new design during Tuesday’s election. According to NBC News, the new flag, dubbed “The New Magnolia,” received 68 percent of the vote. The public referendum was…
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Not Saying America Is Racist or Anything, but Over 240 Schools Are Named After Confederate Leaders
Over the summer, cities and states scrambled to respond to the protests that erupted in the wake of George Floyd’s death from police violence. Among the many symbolic gestures was the renaming of schools named after Confederate leaders. According to CNN, the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) has found that over 240 schools are named after…
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Of the Nearly 1,800 Confederate Symbols on Public Land, 59 Have Been Removed Since George Floyd's Death
Today I learned that there are, literally, over a thousand Confederate symbols on public land all over America. In recent years, calls have grown for these glorified participation trophies to be removed, calls that have only grown louder in the wake of George Floyd’s death earlier this summer. According to CBS News, an update to…
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Confederate Monument Taken Down in Georgia Town
In Georgia, a monument honoring fallen Confederate soldiers was taken down late Tuesday night. Earlier this month, the Henry County Commission voted to remove the statue, according to ABC News. The monument, which had been a fixture in McDonough Square for over 100 years, was removed from its pedestal by construction workers using a crane.…
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Calls Grow for Republican Alabama State Representative to Resign After Celebrating the Birthday of KKK Leader
Man, white people aren’t even trying to hide it anymore. Which, I suppose, is a good thing, right? We should want the racists to expose themselves. Still, there’s something surreal seeing white people shamelessly indulging their racist beliefs. Take for instance Alabama state Rep. Will Dismukes (R-Prattville), who posted on Facebook that he had a…
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Walmart to No Longer Display Mississippi State Flag in Stores
It’s kind of sad when Walmart is quicker to stop doing something that’s blatantly messed up before the actual government. The company has a tradition of flying the local state flag in front of its stores. That tradition will be suspended in the state of Mississippi. CNN reports that the retailer will stop flying the…
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Michigan NAACP Branches Call on State Senator to Resign Over Apparent Confederate Flag Mask
Last month, Michigan State Senator Dale Zorn wore what looked suspiciously like a Confederate flag for a face mask. The senator has since said that the design wasn’t a Confederate flag but the NAACP ain’t buying it. CNN reports numerous Michigan branches of the NAACP have called for Zorn’s resignation. In a letter written to…
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Mississippi Gov. Declares April ‘Confederate Heritage Month’ as Global Pandemic Rages On
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has recently received criticism for his handling of the coronavirus crisis after having initially refused to shut down nonessential businesses in his state, a decision he reversed a day later. Now, as the world continues to suffer under a global pandemic, Reeves has been working really hard… declaring a “Confederate Heritage…
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'This Ain’t Nothing But Racism': Alabama Lawmaker Goes Off on GOP Confederate Monument Protection Law
The Alabama state Senate postponed a vote on a bill designed to preserve and protect the history and culture of white supremacy after a black state senator pulled out a noose to remind GOP lawmakers of the racial terrorism committed by Confederate traitors. State Sen. Rodger Smitherman represents Birmingham, Ala., America’s third-blackest city. In 2017,…
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Alabama Supreme Court Upholds Confederate Monument Law
On Wednesday, the Alabama Supreme Court ruled unanimously that the city of Birmingham violated Alabama’s monument protection law when it placed a plywood screen around a Confederate monument in a downtown park on August 18, 2017. According to NPR, the 9-0 ruling by Alabama’s high court reversed a ruling by the lower Jefferson Circuit Court…