A photograph of the University of Mississippi Majorettes graced the cover of the September 24, 1962, issue of the popular national magazine, Sports Illustrated. This national magazine thought nothing of showing college majorettes wearing gray, quasi Confederate, uniforms while carrying numerous Confederate Battle flags.[1] In 1964 the Louisiana State Archives in conjunction with the State Superintendent of Public Education and WBRZ-TV published a book titled Heritage of Valor: The Picture Story of Louisiana in the Confederacy.
The book’s cover has two Confederate Battle flags plus a battle scene with Confederate soldiers defending their Battle Flag. The book’s dedication proudly declares the purpose to be, “That Louisianans May Be Worthy Of Their Heritage.” The term “War for Southern Independence” is used in the book’s preface. The book describes the Confederate Battle flag as being “…conceived on the field of battle, lived on the field of battle, and was borne on every field from Manassas to Appomattox.”
Local editors from several Louisiana newspapers and university professors assisted in the preparation of the book. Similar books were written in other Southern states during the celebration of the “Civil War” centennial. To honor her sons who wore the gray, Georgia, in 1958, added the Confederate St. Andrews Cross to their state flag. But things have changed! Recently, the Baton Rouge, Louisiana, monopolistic newspaper refused to accept a paid advertisement defending the honor of the men who wore the gray in the War for Southern Independence and those who dare defend their Confederate ancestors.[2] Georgia removed the St. Andrews Cross from their state flag, and Ole Miss is no longer the “Rebels.” Why the change? Who is responsible for such a dramatic change? Did we the people of Dixie freely consent to this radical change?
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"Why the change?" The answer is ignorance, by intentional indoctrination, prejudice and bigotry. --Ron W
ReplyDeleteMy, those gals had style. I knew something was missing in this
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Ain't that the truth! :)
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ReplyDelete"24SEP1962" I was a "Senior" at Hammond High School, Hammond, La., to graduate "Class of '63!!' 'Wish I had a nickle for every time was in Pat O's (O'Brien) in New Orleans in the "Piano Bar" during festivities when the ladies played "DIXIE!!!!!!!!!" and the foundation shook from the exuberance!!!
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skybill
'63 here also.
Delete"Rebels" was not an accurate term. The Southern States did not rebel. They supported Constitutional government and simply seceded from the union as "free and independent States" have a right to do when they determine the contract which created that voluntary union has been violated. Furthermore, the United States has no delegated power to prevent a State or States from leaving the union, so, according to the 10th Amendment it may do nothing, If anything, it was the Lincoln Administration which inaugurated or "in levying war against the States" (Article III, Section 3) which is defined as "treason".
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& illegally made a state.
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