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  • What Does It Mean "The South Shall Rise Again":

    05/24/2007 6:03:30 AM PDT · by Rebeleye · 1,556 replies · 21,281+ views
    The Wichita (KS) Eagle ^ | 23 May 2007 | Mark McCormick
    ...he was stunned to see two large Confederate flags flying from trucks...emblazoned with the words "The South Shall Rise Again." I'm stunned, too, that people still think it is cool to fly this flag. Our society should bury these flags -- not flaunt them...because the Confederate flag symbolizes racial tyranny to so many... ...This flag doesn't belong on city streets, in videos or in the middle of civil discussion. It belongs in our past -- in museums and in history books -- along with the ideas it represents.
  • Sharpton's South

    03/08/2003 8:49:31 PM PST · by Pokey78 · 17 replies · 85+ views
    U.S. News- Washington Whispers ^ | 03/17/03 | Paul Bedard
    Democratic pollsters are buzzing about the possibility that the Rev. Al Sharpton, generally dismissed as a party gadfly, could actually score big in, of all places, the South. They reason that Big Al will be attractive to blacks, who make up a large chunk of Dixie Dems. Which leads to another topic hot in Democratic circles: If a favorite other than Sharpton doesn't become obvious by late fall, look for a strong effort to draft Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton. The Iowa Democratic Party is already thinking that. We hear it wants Clinton as the featured speaker at an annual fall...