Illinois Fair Bans ‘Confederate Railroad’ Rock Band over Name
Officials at the Du Quoin, Illinois, state fair have banned the group Confederate Railroad from its stage because of the band’s “offensive” name.
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Virginia High School’s Confederate Flag Ban Sparks Flag Rally in Protest
A Bedford County, Virginia, high school sparked a student rally in support of the Confederate flag after administrators enforced a ban of the historic banner.
School Board To Draft Policy Banning Confederate Flag
A school district is drafting a general policy to ban all items that depict the Confederate flag, after suspending nearly two dozen students for wearing clothing that featured that flag. The Montgomery County School Board in Virginia voted unanimously to draft a policy that would ban all clothing, emblems, decals, or jewelry representing the Confederate flag from all school property in the county.
AP: Mississippi Refuses to Strip Confederate Symbol From State Flag
Lt. Governor Tate Reeves (R) summed up the what seems to the predominant view among state officials when he expressed no interest in blaming Mississippi’s state flag for the actions of a gunman in South Carolina. Moreover, he said that if any serious action was considered it should come from the people, not lawmakers.
Rebel Students Punished for Confederate Flag Clothes
Almost two dozen students at Christianburg High School in Virginia served a one-day suspension on Sept. 17 for wearing clothes carrying the Confederates’ rebel flag.
Gov. Jindal Moves to Block Removal of All Historical Statues, Including Confederate
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal (R) is looking for a way to block attempts to remove historical statues–statues of Confederate leaders in this instance–from their current positions in New Orleans.
