[JaneNC]

Well, I have lived in the South all my life. I had no idea that April was “Confederate” History month.

[Comparative Advantage]

I went to Robert E. Lee Elementary school for one year in second grade back in the 70’s in Newport News, Virginia. I wonder if it is still named that or if it is now Malik Zulu Shabazz Elementary.

[cowboyway]

Well, I have lived in the South all my life. I had no idea that April was “Confederate” History month.

And a lot of native Southerners don't have a clue about the War of Southern Independence. I recommend reading The South Under Siege - 1830 to 2000 by Frank Conner. (Click HERE for a review.)

State governments that regularly and traditionally have declared Confederate History Month are as follows:

Alabama
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
Texas (since 1999)
Virginia
Florida (since 2007)

[radar101]

I have only been in five states and DC. One of those states is Texas. Almost every Texas town has a staue like this:

Although the Confederate soldier statue that stands guards outside the Loudoun County Courthouse (Virginia) is not quite 100 years old, the fundraising effort behind the sculpture began well over a century ago.

The most vile thing you can call someone is a "Yankee".

Everyone has an ancestor who fought with the Confederate Cause.

Everyone knows that basically the War was about State's Rights, and against a Fedeal dictatorship.