Por: The Advocate Politics March 22, 2023
Camp Beauregard, the sprawling Louisiana installation in Pineville that functions as one of two main sites for the Louisiana National Guard, will get later this year as it follows the Army’s lead in moving away from bases named for Confederate officers.Louisiana Adjutant General D. Keith Waddell, a gubernatorial appointee, will decide between six names presented to him by a committee made up of national guard and civilian leaders, he said... + full article
The Boston Globe USA Nation March 25, 2023
WASHINGTON — It was a name synonymous with failure. More than 80 years ago, an Army base in Blackstone, Va., was named for George E. Pickett, the defeated Confederate general who led the disastrous “Pickett’s charge” at the Battle of Gettysburg.Now the base is the first... + más
Florida county leaders vote to keep Confederate flag flying: report | Orlando Sentinel
Virginia military base Fort Pickett, named for Confederate general, becomes Fort Barfoot, named for World War II hero | New York Daily News
New York Daily News USA Nation March 25, 2023
A ceremony in Blackstone, VA., Friday began the U.S. Army initiative to rename nine military bases honoring Confederate generals. The first to fall ― Fort Pickett — is now Fort Barfoot, named for Col. Van T. Barfoot, a Native American World War II hero credited with... + más
Base to be renamed for Native American war hero, replacing Confederate | The Boston Globe
Virginia Army base renamed in honor of Native American war hero; first of 9 Army bases to drop Confederate name | CBS News
ABC7 USA World November 13, 2022
MONTGOMERY, Alabama -- Two high schools in Alabama's capital, a hub of the civil rights movement, will no longer bear the names of Confederate leaders.The Montgomery County Board of Education on Thursday voted for new names for Jefferson Davis High School and Robert E Lee... + más
Alabama's Capital Removes Confederate Names From 2 Schools | Time
The Daily Beast USA Politics October 09, 2022
However the midterm elections go, they will see the end of a tradition in President Biden’s home state that has embodied the spirit of democracy at its best for more than two centuries.Since at least 1812, the winners and losers of state- and federal-level elections have... + más
Secret Service claims no records exist of Biden’s Delaware visitors, report says | Fox News
What if Musk loses the Twitter case but defies the court? | WPLG Local 10
The Atlantic USA Opinion October 05, 2022
Support for Confederate symbols and monuments follows lines of race, religion, and education rather than geography.Michael S. Williamson / The Washington Post via GettyOctober 4, 2022, 10:42 AM ETSeveral years ago, I was driving on a rural road when I came up behind a pickup... + más
Navy should rename warship that honors Confederate victory, commission recommends | Politico
Orlando Sentinel USA Crime September 26, 2022
Leaders from a Florida panhandle county voted to keep a Confederate flag flying outside its courthouse. The Walton County Commission voted 3-2 to keep flying the flag, which is not the more recognizable Confederate battle flag, but an early version of the official Confederate... + más
A Neon Sign Provocatively Installed On A Primeval Mountainside Shows The Urgency Of Long-Term Thinking | Forbes
Politico USA Politics September 24, 2022
An independent commission is recommending the Navy scrap the name of a guided-missile cruiser that honors a Confederate battlefield victory, part of a broader effort to scrub the names of Confederate leaders from Defense Department property. In the final installment of a... + más
Sailors struggle to remember year after Navy warship fire | ABC News
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