no outside Confederate markings on it!!!!!
She may have ruined her son’s special day, but I’m even more concerned about the rest of his life.
The kid chose this prize himself and cared enough to look for it. I find the mother disappointing.
I’m beginning to think our society will never change. AA’s have been so brain washed that they just believe what they hear.
Someone donated the hat for the teachers to use in an auction using script the kids had earned. The kid freely and willing chose the hat. Given the current state of education, it is likely that the teachers involved had no idea of the significance of the color and shape of the hat.
The proverbial tempest in the hysterical teapot.
Ms Lea, were you a slave in the 1800s? Your son wanted it and besides do you know that blacks did fight for the south?
Time to be done with being offended. Folks who are offended are weak.
She woke up outraged, then learned about the hat.
The First Louisiana Native Regiment was an all black Civil War unit.
There were actually 2 of units with this same name. The Union Unit had all black enlisted men with white officers. The Confederate Unit had all black enlisted men, but the officers were black. What does this show?
Never mind the fact that there were blacks fighting for the confederacy.
Let me see. Rampant illegitimacy, astronomical crime rates, rampant drugs - all destroying the black community and she is ticked off over - a HAT?????????
Blacks DID support the confederacy at times - either aiding their masters on the field, in construction work, and - too late for the Confederates - as soldiers.
Somewhere in the Bill of Rights there must be an amendment saying that Blacks and homosexuals should never be offended. The woman is obviously living in the wrong place, so she should move where this law is in effect.
This was a gray and black hat that the boy chose to bid on. If his mother hadn’t made such an ass of herself with her over-reaction to the inside tag, he would have enjoyed the cap.
Yes, yes. It was a time when a central government chose to ignore the founding principles of federalism and committed one tyrannical act after another.
It sounds familiar....
A little history on the man .
H.K. Edgerton Southern Ladies and Gentlemen: It's pretty easy to understand and support people of your own race. After all, you share many of the same traits, similar outward appearance and much of the same history and culture. There is no shortage of people and organizations speaking up and advocating for their particular race. It is rare to find a person or organization that speaks up and advocates for all races. Most don't even try to understand the feelings of other races, much less advocate for them. It takes a special person to do so. It takes a person who has a deep compassion and love for all people, a person who is sensitive and caring for everyone, no matter their status in life, their circumstances of birth, their political persuasion, and their past or future promise. It takes a person without any prejudices whatsoever. It takes a person that cares more for the well being of others more than he does for himself. I have the honor of knowing such an individual. This person works everyday for the rights and well being of others. He works without pay. He has given up his comfort and a life of leisure for others. He uses the little money that people donate to him to travel and advocate for people that need his help. He tries his best to help them no matter what the color of their skin. More often than not, the people he helps the most are of a different race. He advocates for our brave, often maligned and misunderstood Southern ancestors. He seeks to right the wrongs that our federal schools heap upon our Southern children. He has marched thousands of miles carrying the Confederate Battle flag in the face of jeering bystanders. He has stood up for the beliefs that you and I share with him. He has been assaulted, hit and kicked, while most of us were safe in our homes watching TV with our families. This person is H.K. Edgerton. He is our foremost modern day black Confederate and Southern Heritage hero. He is a hero to thousands and thousands of school children and Southern Heritage advocates. He has changed the lives and beliefs of many, black and white. I believe he is a man ahead of his time. He is a man who will be remembered in history as one of the greatest civil rights activists of our generation. He is a civil rights worker who sacrificed his own well being, not for money, not for power, but for the rights and well being of others. Southern Heritage does not have a greater or more dedicated ambassador than H.K. Edgerton. To those of you who would like to make a tax deductible contribution to a non- profit organization and support H.K. Edgerton now, please make your checks payable to: Southern Heritage 411 and send it to: Southern Heritage 411, Inc. P O Box 220 Odum GA 31555-0220 Dewey Barber Owner, Dixie Outfitters
“When Natasha Lea’s 9-year-old son Jacob got off his Reidsville school bus last week, she said she was absolutely floored by what she saw him wearing on his head.
The grey and black hat shows no markings on the outside but on the inside the tag, seen here, reads ‘Confederate.’”
A story by the NY Daily News to gin up outrage among New Yorkers. All part of the “DeBlasio tide”