Thursday, June 25, 2015

Neo-Confederacy is coming down, Round up of articles

National Park Service is pulling Confederate flag items from its gift shops. About time. Someone should check that they are pulling all the Confederate flags, not just the Battle flag.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/24/politics/confederate-flag-national-park-service-sales/


Alabama governor has Confederate flag taken down.

http://www.politico.com/story/2015/06/alabama-confederate-flag-removed-capitol-grounds-119370.html

Warner Brothers gets rid of Confederate flag "Dukes of Hazzard" toys.

http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/confederate-flag-furor/warner-bros-nixes-dukes-hazzard-toys-confederate-flags-n381116

Many retailers are banning the sale of Confederate merchandise: Walmart, Ebay, Amazon, Target, others.

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-retailers-confederate-flag-20150623-story.html

http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_28369143/amazon-ebay-and-other-retailers-ban-confederate-flag

http://www.cnbc.com/id/102785449


Virginia is getting rid of the Confederate license plate

http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/confederate-flag-furor/virginia-stop-offering-confederate-license-plates-n380316

Other states are bound to re-think whether they should have Confederate flag license plates.

U.S. Congressmen Burnie Thompson wants to ban Confederate flags from the U.S. House.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/06/24/bennie-thompson-confederate-flag/29245839/

Even the "New York Times" has gotten with it. "Tearing Down a Confederate Flag is Just a Start."

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/25/opinion/tearing-down-the-confederate-flag-is-just-a-start.html?_r=0


There is so much happening I can't keep up on it.








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