Charleston Currents

A Confederate battle flag flew next to a monument on the Statehouse grounds in 2012, three years before the flag was removed. Via Wikipedia.

BRACK: Throw out the Heritage Act

By Andy Brack, editor and publisher | The guy from Long Island smoking a big cigar didn’t think historic statues and memorials should be removed. To do so would be a way for the present generation to try to whitewash the history of the past — to rid these tributes from the state’s collective conscience and keep people from remembering how things were.

by Andy Brack · 05/31/2021 · Comments are Disabled · Andy Brack, Views

FEEDBACK: Leave historical monuments alone

Bill Segars, Hartsville: “Leave our historical statues alone. The people depicted in the statues, right or wrong, good or bad have formed us into who we are today. “

by Charleston Currents · 12/11/2017 · Comments are Disabled · Feedback

Statue of Confederate Gen. Wade Hampton is pointed toward the S.C. Statehouse.

BRACK: Let’s take new middle path on Confederate monuments

By Andy Brack, editor and publisher | Mention the word “Confederate” these days and you sound like you’re itching for an argument. It shouldn’t be that way.

For months across the South, there have been calls to remove Confederate monuments or to rename buildings or streets honoring long dead Confederate soldiers. At the same time, others have said to leave the statues and names alone.