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Washington & Lee University, initially named Augusta Academy, then Liberty Hall Academy before being renamed for America’s first president George Washington and Confederate General Robert E. Lee, has removed the plaque honoring Lee’s famed steed Traveller.
Published: Friday, September 8th, 2023 @ 7:13 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The Department of Defense said last week that Pentagon officials began working on renaming military infrastructure tied to the Confederate States of America by the start of 2024.
Published: Friday, January 13th, 2023 @ 11:02 am
By: Daily Wire
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West Point has begun to remove monuments and references that “commemorate or memorialize the Confederacy,” the academy announced last week.
Published: Friday, January 6th, 2023 @ 12:58 am
By: Daily Wire
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The city of Richmond, Virginia, has dug up the remains of Confederate General A.P. Hill as it continues to purge Confederate symbols and monuments from public spaces.
Published: Wednesday, December 21st, 2022 @ 3:08 am
By: Daily Wire
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The destruction of the US
Published: Wednesday, June 15th, 2022 @ 3:12 pm
By: Countrygirl1411
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Mary Surratt may have been a loving mother, but it would eventually kill her. Regardless, President Lincoln was murdered and retribution must be exacted, irrespective of the accused's culpability.
Published: Tuesday, January 11th, 2022 @ 1:19 am
By: Wyatt Sanderman Day
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after VS Supreme Court rules for far left governor's executive order
Published: Tuesday, September 7th, 2021 @ 4:28 pm
By: John Steed
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No crisis like COVID is accelerating a greater demand for school choice in North Carolina.
Published: Sunday, January 17th, 2021 @ 11:51 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Both sides play cover your tail with pardons.
Published: Thursday, July 16th, 2020 @ 11:21 am
By: LifeZette
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A Virginia judge has thrown a wrench into Gov. Ralph Northam’s (D-VA) plans to remove the iconic statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee from the state capital.
Published: Wednesday, June 10th, 2020 @ 4:36 am
By: Daily Wire
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In recent years, public school teachers have been encouraged to address conflicts between colonists and American Indians in their Thanksgiving Day lessons.
Published: Saturday, November 23rd, 2019 @ 1:11 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Anyone who knows me knows how much I love history and how much time I spend reading and researching historical events.
Published: Saturday, August 24th, 2019 @ 12:57 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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Mr. Gregory Montgomery Lee, age 51, a resident of Blounts Creek, NC died Wednesday January 23, 2019 at Vidant Beaufort Hospital
Published: Tuesday, January 29th, 2019 @ 2:51 pm
By: Announcements
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On November 6, an amendment to the North Carolina constitution requiring voters to present a photo identification for voting in person (the "Voter ID" amendment) passed with 55 percent support.
Published: Wednesday, January 2nd, 2019 @ 12:37 am
By: Diane Rufino
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The term "birthright citizenship" refers to the idea that you can become a citizen of a country simply by being born there.
Published: Friday, November 23rd, 2018 @ 10:59 am
By: Diane Rufino
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Lately, a lot of emotion has been spent over Confederate monuments in the Tar Heel state.
Published: Tuesday, September 25th, 2018 @ 8:36 am
By: Diane Rufino
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On the campus of UNC-Chapel Hill stood the noble statue of "Silent Sam," the Confederate soldier who stood vigilant watch over the campus. It stood on McCorkle place, the University's upper quad, facing Franklin Street.
Published: Sunday, September 9th, 2018 @ 11:53 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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There is, and has been, a movement afoot to sanitize American history to assuage the Oft-offended, which has naturally melded with the hysteria of Trump Hate into an amalgam of insipid power.
Published: Friday, August 25th, 2017 @ 4:45 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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In a post on the Medium.com website, on Tuesday Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper called for the removal or relocation of monuments honoring Confederates from state property
Published: Thursday, August 17th, 2017 @ 12:22 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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When the oppressed take over from the oppressor, they usually remove all the statues and reminders of their former masters.
Published: Sunday, June 25th, 2017 @ 8:36 am
By: Bobby Tony
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Arlington Cemetery, on the southern shore of the Potomac River across from Washington, DC, is hallowed ground for the United States of America as a final resting place for her greatest heroes
Published: Sunday, May 29th, 2016 @ 9:14 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Chasing Yankees out of Georgia, Then and Now 1860-2016 - Updated March 3,2016
Published: Thursday, March 3rd, 2016 @ 12:33 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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A while back, I had a series on Beaufort County Now about teachers that made an impact on my life. Some bosses also had an impact.
Published: Sunday, January 17th, 2016 @ 3:53 am
By: Bobby Tony
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From the beginning of the story of man in Genesis, there has been a major area exposed: Does God run the show or does man?
Published: Wednesday, August 12th, 2015 @ 2:47 pm
By: Gene Scarborough
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Yesterday’s news was full of the “Great Flag Controversy.” I was born in Pickens County. SC, while my father was Pastor of the Liberty First Baptist Church.
Published: Saturday, June 27th, 2015 @ 5:21 am
By: Gene Scarborough
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Mrs. Peggy Smith McCollum, age 67, a resident of 1204 West 5th Street, Washington, NC died Tuesday March 24, 2015.
Published: Thursday, March 26th, 2015 @ 4:10 pm
By: Announcements
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I remember, along with older folks, the days of youth when time dragged by. You looked at your grandparents as so old and wise. You wanted to do the things they did and, with my Granddaddy Williams, drive the pickup and tractor. His farm in Pickens County, SC, was the land of my dreams and wonder
Published: Tuesday, March 24th, 2015 @ 10:24 pm
By: Gene Scarborough
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In 1959, the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (N.C. DPI) published a guide to observing "special days" in the state's public schools. Inspired by N.C. DPI's "Observance of Special Days" guide, I think our public elementary schools should reexamine the idea of dedicating certain...
Published: Friday, January 23rd, 2015 @ 12:26 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Joseph Eggleston Johnston was born near Farmville, Virginia on February 3, 1807.
Published: Sunday, December 8th, 2013 @ 1:33 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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