Tag: CONFEDERACY

Allen Mendenhall: The Speech in the File Cabinet

Remembrance is not only about the past. It’s also about the values we carry forward: what we choose to see, what we decide to question, and how we recognize our place in the larger American story.

Montgomery City Council entertains high school student's proposal to change city's 'culturally insensitive' flag for Confederate symbolism

After collecting over 1,300 signatures on an online petition, a Montgomery high school student asked the city council to approve changing the Montgomery City flag, which he claims harkens to the Confederacy.

Fort Rucker to officially undergo projected $1.5 million name change on April 10

South Alabama’s U.S. Army base Fort Rucker, named after Confederate officer Edmund Rucker, is undergoing a name change that will become official in April.

Today is Robert E. Lee Day

Today is an official state holiday. State offices and most schools will be closed in honor of the legendary Confederate General Robert...