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Confederate Monuments and the Totalitarian Agenda: Silent Sam and Inconvenient History

February 5, 2020fbpowellNC History, News

by Dr. Boyd D. Cathey All across the Southland today efforts have been mounted by “woke” social justice warriors — in most cases spearheaded by violent and destructive mobs composed of radicalized Millennials — to tear down or at least remove all monuments to Confederate veterans. But removing monuments to those who fought and died…

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Response to N & O guest opinion piece by Gene Nichol

February 1, 2020fbpowellNC History, News

A recent guest opinion piece by Gene Nichol of the University of North Carolina Law School about ‘Silent Sam’ makes accusations—and infers others—against the Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV). These declarations are malign and wrong. The SCV is a not-for-profit group which works to preserve the history and respect the memory of soldiers who fought and sacrificed…

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A Social Justice Warrior Responds to My Article on Confederate Flag Day, 2019

May 25, 2019fbpowellNews

By Dr. Boyd Cathey Back on March 6 in this series I wrote a column detailing what had occurred at the 31st Annual Confederate Flag Day ceremony this year, March 2 at the State Capitol in Raleigh Almost immediately that installment of MY CORNER  was picked up by several online journals, including The Abbeville Institute,…

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The Leftist Long March, “Silent Sam,” and the REAL Question

April 2, 2019fbpowellNC History, News

By Dr. Boyd Cathey Most every Thursday I gather with a group of friends for lunch at some restaurant in Raleigh. Among the group are three PhDs in history, and one who holds two masters degrees in history. All of us are former employees of the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources (now Natural and…

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Accusations of White Supremacy Don’t Pass the ‘Sniff Test’

March 26, 2019fbpowellNews

By Frank Powell Lately, it has been de rigueur for hysterical left-wing activists around the Triangle to slander the Sons of Confederate Veterans with fabricated charges of “white supremacy” and connections to the Ku Klux Klan. This strategy of lies is nothing more than an indication that these people have no logic or reason behind…

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What happened at Confederate Flag Day, 2019

March 11, 2019fbpowellNews

by Dr. Boyd D. Cathey For thirty-one years the North Carolina Division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans has sponsored annually Confederate Flag Day, an event commemorating our state’s rich history and Southern heritage, held in the House of Representatives chamber of the historic 1840 Tar Heel State Capitol. First proclaimed by former Governor James…

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October 19, 2018fbpowellNews

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Monuments and memorials teach succeeding generations

May 9, 2018fbpowellNC History

By Garland S. Tucker III Much of the past year has been consumed by a raging debate over monuments — especially Confederate monuments. In the wake of the Charlottesville protests, cities and states throughout the South and beyond have been re-evaluating the meaning of historical statues. Much of this debate has been healthy and thought-provoking….

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Attacking Confederate monuments echoes the prejudice it condemns

May 9, 2018fbpowellNC History

By Edwin M. Yoder Jr. On a recent evening I squandered half an hour on a public television program about Confederate statues in New Orleans. It was a gross waste of time. It began and ended with the usual incivilities in which zealous advocates shouted at one another with little or no informed reference to…

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Don’t cherry pick history: Confederate monuments must stand

September 15, 2017fbpowellNC History, News

By R. Kevin Stone Gov. Roy Cooper has called upon the N.C. Historical Commission to meet and approve the removal of three Confederate monuments from the grounds of the State Capitol in Raleigh. The N.C. Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans, is wholly opposed to the removal or relocation of any and all monuments and memorials…

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