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Alexandria city council votes to prohibit flying of Confederate flags by city
Comrade Yezhov? Never heard of him. The Commissar Vanishes:
(You'll have to cut and paste, as links to sites accessed via archive.org do not link as expected.)
https://web.archive.org/web/20140809212557/http://www.newseum.org/berlinwall/commissar_vanishes/index.htm
Disclaimer: this work was referenced recently in another thread at DU.
This move is hardly surprising, considering the City Council pretty much regards "Remember the Titans" as a historical documentary.
Hat tip, the DCist: Morning Roundup: Performing Arts Edition
Alexandria council votes to prohibit flying of Confederate flags by city
Virginia Politics
By Patricia Sullivan September 8 at 9:50 PM
The Alexandria City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to ban the flying of Confederate flags by the city and will form a citizens committee to study whether to rename streets named for Southern military leaders.
The action does not outlaw parades or forbid spectators to wave Rebel flags, council members said. And the waving of other nations’ flags by groups such as those that celebrate Irish or Scottish history will be allowed. But the era of city employees raising a Confederate flag on Gen. Robert E. Lee’s birthday and Confederate Memorial Day is over. ... The presence of Confederate symbols in Alexandria extends far beyond the memorial statue to the Southern war dead that greets northbound travelers on Washington Street in Old Town.
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The 1953 City Council renamed and renumbered many streets west of Old Town when it annexed what is now known as the West End. At the time, it established the protocol of naming north-south streets after Confederate military leaders, such as Gen. G.T. Beauregard, spy Frank Hume, Maj. Eli Hamilton Janney, Gen. Jubal Early and many more. In addition to the 33 streets known to be named after Southern military men, another 30 streets may have Confederate-related names, but historical documentation is lacking.
The name of Maury Elementary School, honoring Matthew Fontaine Maury, who was responsible for Southern seacoast defenses, resides with the city’s school board.
By Patricia Sullivan September 8 at 9:50 PM
The Alexandria City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to ban the flying of Confederate flags by the city and will form a citizens committee to study whether to rename streets named for Southern military leaders.
The action does not outlaw parades or forbid spectators to wave Rebel flags, council members said. And the waving of other nations’ flags by groups such as those that celebrate Irish or Scottish history will be allowed. But the era of city employees raising a Confederate flag on Gen. Robert E. Lee’s birthday and Confederate Memorial Day is over. ... The presence of Confederate symbols in Alexandria extends far beyond the memorial statue to the Southern war dead that greets northbound travelers on Washington Street in Old Town.
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The 1953 City Council renamed and renumbered many streets west of Old Town when it annexed what is now known as the West End. At the time, it established the protocol of naming north-south streets after Confederate military leaders, such as Gen. G.T. Beauregard, spy Frank Hume, Maj. Eli Hamilton Janney, Gen. Jubal Early and many more. In addition to the 33 streets known to be named after Southern military men, another 30 streets may have Confederate-related names, but historical documentation is lacking.
The name of Maury Elementary School, honoring Matthew Fontaine Maury, who was responsible for Southern seacoast defenses, resides with the city’s school board.
My take? Since the railroad coupler that is in near universal use throughout North America is based on an invention of Eli Janney's, I propose that the use of the Janney coupler be prohibited on trains passing through the city. Trains will be stopped at the city line and turned back.
That'll show 'em.
