An Escambia County judge has tossed a lawsuit challenging the removal of Pensacola's Confederate monument out of court. Several groups, including Save Southern Heritage Inc. Florida Chapter and Ladies ...

Each year, in a handful of states, public offices close, flags are lowered and official ceremonies mark “Confederate Memorial Day.” It is a holiday intended to honor the soldiers who fought ...

JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI - With a stroke of the governor's pen, the Southern state of Mississippi is retiring the last state flag in the United States with the Confederate battle emblem - a symbol that's ...

The flying of the Confederate flag over South Carolina’s Capitol has become one of the state’s most burning issues, fueling a broader debate about the appropriateness of the flag. The Stars-and-Bars ...

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It’s that time of year again, when we are all reminded that the state of South Carolina and eight of the state’s 46 counties actually close government offices and give non-essential employees ...

He contends her efforts corrupted the education of young Southern students during their formative years and even helped fuel opposition to integration, including a riot he witnessed in 1961 as a ...

"Organizations such as the Sons of Confederate Veterans adopted the flag as a symbol of Southern heritage but the flag also served as a potent symbol of slavery and white supremacy, which has ...

A row has erupted after Reform UK pledged to ban local authorities from flying any flags aside from the Union Jack or the St George's Cross in councils they control. In last week's local elections, ...

Reform UK will ban councils from flying Ukraine’s flag in support of the war-torn country, allowing only the Union flag, county flags and St George’s flags on council buildings. Councils ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A long-lost Confederate flag, captured at the Battle of Gettysburg and among the rarest Civil War artifacts, sold for $468,000 at an Ohio auction house last month.