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Showing posts with label heritage. Show all posts
Showing posts with label heritage. Show all posts
Monday, January 04, 2016

Campaigns mounting in rural South to revive Confederate flag

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While 2015 saw some areas in the South campaigning—often successfully—to have Confederate flags taken down from government and university ...
Tuesday, September 01, 2015

PBS to rebroadcast 'The Civil War'; first episode looks at impact of slavery on war

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Supporters of the Confederate flag say it represents heritage, not hate, a claim disputed by Civil War historians. The flag has been at th...
Tuesday, August 25, 2015

Confederate flag alive and well in Appalachian coal mining town in rural Virginia

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Chris Spencer, the only African-American student at Hurley High School in southwestern Virginia, proudly displays the Confederate flag tat...
Tuesday, August 18, 2015

At least 22 states, mostly in South, have had Confederate flag rallies since Charleston shootings

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Since June 17 when nine African Americans were killed in a historic Charleston, S.C., church and a white suspect with ties to hate crimes wa...
Thursday, July 09, 2015

South Carolina House votes to remove Confederate flag; Gov. Haley to sign bill at 4 today

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The Confederate flag is coming down in South Carolina. The state House voted 94-20 today to remove the flag from the South Carolina State ...
Friday, June 26, 2015

Old Glory a source of pride for rural African Americans at flag factory in South Carolina

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In a rural town 65 miles north of Charleston, S.C.—where nine African Americans were murdered in a historic church and a white suspect with...
Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Alabama governor orders Confederate flag to be removed from Capitol grounds

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Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley this morning ordered the Confederate flag at the Capitol to be taken down, Charles Dean reports for The Huntsv...
Monday, June 22, 2015

Confederate flag remnants still part of 7 state flags; S.C. editor calls for removal from Capitol grounds

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UPDATE: In front of a bipartisan, biracial group of local and state officials, South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley called today for removal of ...
Thursday, July 10, 2014

Immigrants in rural Minnesota share culture and heritage through folk art

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Rural immigrants in some corners of Minnesota have been able to share their culture and heritage with locals, and each other, "wit...
Monday, March 17, 2014

St. Paddy's Day question: How Irish is your county?

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Even those who claim no Irish ancestry wear green on March 17, and join in the day's celebrations, promoting the saying, "Everyone...