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New Confederate monument set to be unveiled in Alabama
AL.com ^

Posted on 08/18/2017 2:21:29 PM PDT by TigerClaws

As cities from New Orleans to Baltimore tear down statues of Confederate generals, a new Confederate monument is slated to be unveiled later this month in Alabama.

The memorial to "unknown Confederate soldiers" is being erected next to an RV Park about 50 miles south of Montgomery in an unincorporated area of Crenshaw County, according to Jimmy Hill, commander of the Alabama division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans.

"The public's invited. Anyone who wants to can come to celebrate the unveiling of another monument to Confederate soldiers," Hill told AL.com.

The monument will be unveiled at 2 p.m. Aug. 27 during a public ceremony at a Confederate memorial park located next to Dry Creek RV Park at 6403 Brantley Highway - also known as Highway 331 - about three miles north of Brantley.

Dedicated in May 2015 (see video of the dedication ceremony below), the memorial park is open to the public though it is located on private land owned by Luverne resident David Coggins, a Sons of Confederate Veterans member who also operates the RV park. Coggins did not respond to requests for comment.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Alabama
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To: TigerClaws

Good for them!


21 posted on 08/18/2017 3:00:04 PM PDT by Altura Ct.
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To: DoodleDawg

That’s why you request assistance from the private sector. There are a lot of bad-ass American patriots who enjoy the occasion “working” with the barbarian progressives.


22 posted on 08/18/2017 3:02:21 PM PDT by Cobra64 (Common sense isn't common any more.)
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To: ryderann; All

Yes, they DO take donations. Their website is very, very nice!

http://www.scv.org/new/


23 posted on 08/18/2017 3:10:10 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set!)
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To: DoodleDawg

If they put a big electric fence around it, it could become a giant “bug-zapper” for antifa types.


24 posted on 08/18/2017 3:13:22 PM PDT by kaehurowing
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To: Impala64ssa
“Maybe it's time to remove the statue in downtown Minneapolis of Mary Tyler Moore tossing her hat in air”

Mary Tyler Moore is on the endangered list for more than that.

Her grandfather was Lt. Colonel Lewis Tilghman Moore, commander of the 4th Virginia Infantry - a Confederate unit.

And Miss Moore was not ashamed of it.

And she contributed funds to help restore the Conrad Shindler House which was used as a headquarters by none other than Stonewall Jackson.

There are lots of reasons to like Mary Tyler Moore.

25 posted on 08/18/2017 3:35:57 PM PDT by jeffersondem
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To: jeffersondem

Fascinating


26 posted on 08/18/2017 3:49:42 PM PDT by headstamp 2 (Ignorance is reparable, stupid is forever)
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To: elcid1970

Baseball bats will be the least of their worries. Alabama is whole other world...I grew up in Georgia and south Georgia is a lot like the whole state of Alabama...


27 posted on 08/18/2017 3:52:29 PM PDT by DAVEY CROCKETT (Thank you Free Republic. Thank you President Donald J Trump)
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To: TigerClaws

Hahaha. Doubtful. Too hot. Middle of nowhere. And it is in Alabama. Nobody cares.


28 posted on 08/18/2017 4:06:53 PM PDT by petitfour (APPEAL TO HEAVEN)
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To: Col Frank Slade

>>Soros..LOOK !!

LMAO! Best post I’ve seen today!


29 posted on 08/18/2017 4:25:23 PM PDT by fortes fortuna juvat
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To: x1stcav

No doubt,,,,


30 posted on 08/18/2017 5:15:15 PM PDT by silentreignofheroes
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To: DAVEY CROCKETT

Standing beside ya ,not behind ya


31 posted on 08/18/2017 5:21:29 PM PDT by piroque ("In times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act")
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To: TigerClaws

Put it in the middle of a big fountain with gators in the water.

I’d pay to watch the Antifa thugs wade through it!


32 posted on 08/18/2017 5:24:50 PM PDT by TigersEye (0bama. The Legacy is a lie. The lie is the Legacy.)
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33 posted on 08/18/2017 6:58:14 PM PDT by V1Rotate
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To: V1Rotate

lol

It’s true!


34 posted on 08/18/2017 7:10:33 PM PDT by TigersEye (0bama. The Legacy is a lie. The lie is the Legacy.)
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To: DAVEY CROCKETT

You got that right. Antifa will get their arses kicked in deep red Alabama.


35 posted on 08/18/2017 10:50:21 PM PDT by ohioman
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To: petitfour

Many of us care what about what happens in the deep red state of Alabama. The monuments will not come down in the Heart of Dixie!


36 posted on 08/18/2017 10:53:27 PM PDT by ohioman
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To: DoodleDawg

It makes you wonder why people who like Confederate statues don’t simply erect them on private property in prominent places. You get your public statues, and take away the power from city councils and Democrat politicians to remove them.


37 posted on 08/19/2017 9:23:01 AM PDT by Trump20162020
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