Why are flags still flying at half-staff in Florida, around US? What to know
In a proclamation issued Dec. 29, Biden ordered flags across the U.S. to be flown at half-staff for 3 days "in honor and ...
Pete Hegseth Hints At Restoring Original Confederate Names Of U.S. Military Bases
On his first day as defense secretary, Hegseth called Fort Liberty and Fort Moore by their former names, which belonged to ...
For 150 years, Black journalists have known what Confederate monuments really stood for
Only one copy of a single issue still exists. In fact, one of the only things known about the Messenger is that in 1921, the white-dominated Charlottesville Daily Progress reprinted a Messenger ...
Sunday is Robert E. Lee’s birthday. Why does Florida have 3 Confederate holidays?
Every year, the state of Florida observes the birth of Confederate General Robert E. Lee as an official state holiday.
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Two states still honor Robert E. Lee on Martin Luther King Day. See which ones, why
Two U.S. states honor Confederate Gen. Robert E ... they only think about themselves." Photos show the flags were at ...
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When The United States Broke Into 2 Countries, Had 2 Presidents, 2 Flags
Leaders and stakeholders from South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama ... in history books and archived documents, its flag - the Confederate flag - which represents slavery and white ...
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California’s Newsom will join GOP governors in raising flag for Trump inauguration
Kelly Armstrong, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds noted in announcements this week that U.S. flags across their states would be ...
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Florida Gov. DeSantis orders flags raised to full staff on Trump’s Inauguration Day
WINDS GUSTING INTO THE 20S LATER ON THI Days before President-elect Donald Trump is sworn-in as President of the United States, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has ordered flags at public locations in ...
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Half-Staff or Full-Staff? Flag Decisions for Inauguration Day Sparks Heated Debate
President Joe Biden ordered flags at federal government facilities be flown at half staff after Carter’s death, but now Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has joined a growing list of Republican-led ...
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Which states will raise flags for Trump's inauguration?
Eight states, including Iowa, Texas, Florida, Tennessee, Oklahoma, North Dakota, Nebraska and Alabama, ordered flags at full-staff during Trump’s inauguration. In addition to the state buildings ...
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Michael Hill
Hill was always an oddity at the school, roaming the campus wearing a Confederate flag pin and waxing nostalgic to his mostly black students about the “War Between the States.” In 1996, Hill told ...
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Will flags be half staff for Inauguration Day in Washington or in Florida? What to know
American flags on public and government buildings are supposed to be flying at half-staff until sunset on Tuesday, Jan. 28. However, Trump and fellow Republican officials, including Florida Gov.