Mississippi State flag too controversial for CMT

CMT is known for having shows about rednecks and country folk, and it is also the cornerstone channel for many modern "Nashville" country artists. But on the debut episode of a new CMT series called "My Big Redneck Wedding", CMT shows its self to be a bit anti-southern. Though being a very popular network among many country music fans, CMT showed that the Mississippi state flag is a bit to controversial, and decided to censor it from the television show. In a mid-episode scene, the "redneck" family enter Mississippi while on a road trip. The camera pans to a shot showing both the American and Mississippi flag, but the State flag is blurred out. Many people know that the MS State flag is the only state flag to still display the Confederate Battle Flag, after Georgia voted to remove the emblem from their state flag just a few years ago. The reason for the censoring of the flag is never dirrectly given, but the answer is quite obvious because of the MS flag design.

San Antonio SCV Camps celebrate Confederate Decoration Day.

On April 17th, the Alamo City Guards SCV Camp held a Cemetery Ceremony at the San Antonio Cemetery along with a couple members of the Hill Country Camp. The Ceremony was very nice, it  included guest speakers, a color guard, a musket salute, a cannon shot, and of course an Order of Confederate Rose participation. Our thanks go out to the Alamo City Guards camp for their excellent ceremony and their effort to protect our Southern Heritage.

146th Anniversary of General Lee's surrender.

Hello everyone, I am sure you all are aware that yesterday, April 9th 2011, was the 146th Anniversary of General Lee's surrender to General Grant. Accross the South, SCV events were held and many southerners lowered their Confederate flags to half mast in remembrance of the surrender. Just thought a quick post about this anniversary would be appropriate.

Confederate Veteran honored at Anderson County Court House Texas

A first national Confederate flag is now flying over the Anderson County Court House for the month of April, which has been deamed Confederate History and Heritage month by the State of Texas. The local Sons of Confederate Veterans got permission, and raised the flag as soon as they could. "It's a soldiers flag and that's what we pay honor to." Says Ronnie Hattfield. "About 100 yards from where we stand my great great grandfather got this flag from the citizens of Anderson County to walk down Lacy Street to go to war and he never came back," Hattfield said. "Today we have the opportunity to give the flag back to Anderson County and it's a great personal honor."

Also, as always, local protesters were there to counter the flag and our heritage. Kenneth Davidson, one of the protesters, commented "I have no problem with celebrating heritage and their roots. I have a problem with the flag."

Hattfield is hoping that the flag will encourage education about true Confederate history and the real reasons behind the War for Southern Independence.

Pair honor War for Southern Independence 150th Anniversary

Jamie Funkhouser, on left with 1st National flag, and  Casey Becknell with Battle flag, paid tribute to the Civil War's 150th Anniversary in Lexington. Both men are members of the Davidson Guards SCV Camp #1851. They stood in full Confederate Uniform and flags proudly waving in front of the Confederate monument in downtown Lexington.

Funkhouser quoted, “The schools only teach one side, They make it look like it was one side being all good and one side being all bad. That's not true, there were a lot of gray areas.”

These two make up only a small fraction of the proud southerners who have done or will be doing similar events all over the south as we begin the 150th Anniversary of the War of Northern Agression. Our thanks go out to Jamie and Casey for their efforts to further spread the truth of the southern cause.

Sesquicentennial events throughout the South.

This year, 2011, marks the sesquicentennial of the War for Southern Independence. As a result, many reenactments and living history programs are being held. This is just an update on a couple of events.

In San Antonio Texas at the Alamo, the reenactment of Twiggs Surrender took place on February 12. This marked the 150^th year since the Texas militia surrounded the Alamo and forced the Federal forces under Twigg to surrender and leave Texas. Twiggs would later be kicked out of the army for his quick surrender, and would become a Confederate General.

Another event took place in Montgomery Alabama, where on the capital grounds the reenactment of Confederate President Jefferson Davis inauguration, which took place on February 18^th, 1861.

Also Southern patriot Jamie Funkhouser sent me his account of his 150^th event; “Friday I was at the Cabarrus County Courthouse. The weather could not be more perfect. 70 degrees and not a cloud in the sky. I met a many new friends and possibly new Southorn enthusiast. Many stoped to take photos and were kind enough to send them to me. A very nice couple that worked a hot dog stand made great company and made a kil...ler dog. I even met a new furry friend. I was also honored to be invited to go to the Concord Museum where local Confederate flags are on display. But only for a short while before they will have put away for storage. They took some pictures of me with some of the flags and United Confederate Veterans displays. This was an amazing day.”

 

These are just a few accounts of many events that took place and will take place this year, as we recognize the 150^th Anniversary of the War Between the States.

　

Confederate flag sparks protest in Brownsville, South Carolina

Annie Caddell, a resident of the Summerville community in Brownsville, South Carolina, hung a Confederate naval jack on her porch next to an American flag, and in the yard, she had other Confederate paraphenialia. It sparked a peacefull protest by the rest of the community and other townspeople. On October 16th, the street in front of Caddells house was filled with protestors wanting her to take the flag down. At Caddells house, was the South Carolina chapter of the League of the South. One of the LOS most vocal members, H.K. Edgerton, was also present and defending Caddell saying “This flag is as much for any black man as for any white man.”

Caddell has refused to take down the flag, proclaiming that she has every right to fly the flag on her property. She says, “I will not take it to the back (yard) or will not take it down,” she said about the flag. “My intent was not to harm anybody; my intent was to live my life.”