Tag: Confederate
Fort Hood Is Renamed Fort Cavazos as Army Sheds Confederate Legacy
Fort Hood, the third-largest U.S. military base, was renamed Fort Cavazos on Tuesday to honor a Hispanic American Army leader rather than a Confederat [...]
Army Base to Be Renamed for Native American War Hero, Replacing Confederate
In the first of nine scheduled redesignations, Fort Pickett in Virginia will become Fort Barfoot in honor of Col. Van Barfoot, a Medal of Honor recipi [...]
Doug Mastriano Wore a Confederate Uniform in a Faculty Photo
Mr. Mastriano, the Republican nominee for governor of Pennsylvania, is a state senator whose district includes Gettysburg.
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Army Bases That Honor Confederate Traitors Could Soon Be Renamed for These Heroes
WASHINGTON — During the Jim Crow era, nine Southern Army bases were named for treasonous Confederate generals who fought to preserve slavery and white [...]
Judge Convicts Man Who Carried Confederate Flag in Capitol Attack
A Delaware man who flew a Confederate battle flag inside the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was convicted with his son on Wednesday by a federal judge of th [...]
New Names Recommended for 9 Army Bases That Honor Confederate Leaders
The Naming Commission, as it is officially known, also reviewed Fort Belvoir, in Virginia, which was originally named after Army Maj. Gen. Andrew A. H [...]
At Harvard, a Confederate flag spurred Jackson to act.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — When a Confederate flag was hung from the window of a dormitory at Harvard University more than 30 years ago, members of the Black [...]
Virginia cuts Confederate Gen. Robert Lee statue into pieces
Sharon Jennings, an African American woman born and raised in Richmond, said she had mixed feelings seeing it go.
“It’s a good day, and it’s a sa [...]
Accomplice Battle Flag within the Capitol: A ‘Jarring’ First in U.S. Historical past
A Muslim American school pupil stated he had fought again tears when he noticed the picture of a Trump supporter carrying the Accomplice battle fla [...]
Trump’s Accomplice Base Veto Menace Imperils Protection Invoice
WASHINGTON — When the highest lawmakers who oversee the Protection Division met privately this week to debate a year-end effort to cross the annual [...]
Mississippi voters approve flag with magnolia as a substitute of Accomplice image.
Mississippi voters on Tuesday permitted a brand new state flag with a magnolia flower and pink, yellow and blue stripes, changing the one from 1894 [...]
Accomplice Statue Close to Web site of White Nationalist Rally in Charlottesville Is Eliminated
With yellow bands and cord wrapped round its legs, waist and ankles, a Accomplice statue in Charlottesville, Va., the positioning of a violent whit [...]
A Virginia City Constructed Round Accomplice Generals Re-Examines Its Identification
LEXINGTON, Va. — It’s a brief drive in Lexington from a house on Accomplice Circle previous the Stonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery and over to the [...]
Home Votes to Take away Accomplice Statues From U.S. Capitol
WASHINGTON — The Home voted on Wednesday to banish from the Capitol statues of Accomplice figures and leaders who pushed white supremacist agendas, [...]
Defying Trump, Lawmakers Transfer to Strip Army Bases of Accomplice Names
WASHINGTON — Consultant Don Bacon, a Republican, had a blunt message for President Trump when a White Home aide referred to as him personally early [...]