http://southernheritageadvancementpreservationeducation.com/ en-gb S.H.A.P.E. [email protected] Thu, 02 Jan 2025 06:32:00 GMT Thu, 02 Jan 2025 06:32:00 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss e107 website system (http://e107.org) 60 http://southernheritageadvancementpreservationeducation.com/ 88 31 S.H.A.P.E. Search Southern Heritage Advancement Preservation and Education query http://southernheritageadvancementpreservationeducation.com/search.php http://southernheritageadvancementpreservationeducation.com/comment.php?comment.news.34 Lakeville school board declines to ban Confederate flag decal Shane Amundson says the Confederate flag decal on his pickup truck is not racist, and the Lakeville school board declined to ban the flag outright. The school board was concerned that banning the rebel flag on campus would violate the Constitution. By SARAH LEMAGIE, Minneapolis/St Paul Star Tribune When Shane Amundson's girlfriend gave him a large Confederate flag decal for his pickup truck, he had no idea the image would cause a stir at Lakeville South High School. The student's truck, which he parks in the school lot, has sparked a local debate http://southernheritageadvancementpreservationeducation.com/comment.php?comment.news.34 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 02:21:00 GMT http://southernheritageadvancementpreservationeducation.com/comment.php?comment.news.34 http://southernheritageadvancementpreservationeducation.com/comment.php?comment.news.31 The VA is refusing to issue veterans headstones to blacks who served with the Confederate Army of Tennessee on grounds that the men were slaves and therefore may not be properly considered veterans. The VA maintains its position in spite of the fact that each of these 11 men in question applied for and received a Tennessee soldier’s pension, the records of which accompanied applications for the headstones. These records included Regiment, Compnay and type of service. [[b]Submitted by 8milereb[/b]] http://southernheritageadvancementpreservationeducation.com/comment.php?comment.news.31 Fri, 03 Apr 2009 07:07:00 GMT http://southernheritageadvancementpreservationeducation.com/comment.php?comment.news.31 http://southernheritageadvancementpreservationeducation.com/comment.php?comment.news.28 Controversial Confederate Flag Raising Ceremony by FOX News Crews By Orlando Salinas I thought I’d only see Caucasians attending a controversial Confederate flag raising ceremony, early on Saturday morning in Tampa, Florida. That’s what I get for thinking. But there they were- a smattering of African Americans, mixing it up with Caucasian bikers wearing Confederate flag jean jackets and caps. But what really caught my eye was seeing some of those same African American folks also sporting the controversial symbol on their bodies too. Right smack dab at the politically powerful junction of Interstate 4 and I-75… hoisted 139 feet up in the in the http://southernheritageadvancementpreservationeducation.com/comment.php?comment.news.28 Sat, 28 Mar 2009 06:00:00 GMT http://southernheritageadvancementpreservationeducation.com/comment.php?comment.news.28 http://southernheritageadvancementpreservationeducation.com/comment.php?comment.news.27 Tuesday, February 03, 2009 COLUMBIA, S.C. — A black state senator is pushing a bill that would require South Carolina cities and counties to give their workers a paid day off for Confederate Memorial Day or lose millions in state funds. Democratic Sen. Robert Ford's bill won initial approval from a Senate subcommittee Tuesday. It would force county and municipal governments to follow the schedule of holidays used by the state, which gives workers 12 paid days off, including May 10 to honor Confederate war dead. Mississippi and Alabama also recognize Confederate Memorial Day. Years ago, Ford said, he pushed a http://southernheritageadvancementpreservationeducation.com/comment.php?comment.news.27 Fri, 06 Feb 2009 03:56:00 GMT http://southernheritageadvancementpreservationeducation.com/comment.php?comment.news.27