civil war

The Texas park at the center of the border battle between Texas and Washington DC is named after a confederate general who refused to surrender and instead fled to Mexico.

"It's silliness, at the end of the day. You may not like Jefferson Davis, not saying you have to. You may not like the idea of the Confederacy, no one's saying you have to, but it is part of history, and it is part of our history."

Amidst national controversy over the Confederate Flag and the role of the Confederacy in slavery, new Texas social studies text books are actively downplaying the role of slavery in the Civil War.

Major retailers are caught up in the controversy surrounding the murders in Charleston South Carolina and Confederate battle flag merchandise being banned by some retailers and auction sites, while allowing marketing of Nazi emblems and logos.

The First Amendment to the United States Constitution, U. S. history and heritage, are all under assault from many different directions. Among the many targets are U.S. military bases that were named in honor of prominent Confederate figures from U.S. history.