Changing the Face of Heritage by Freda Mincey

" Changing The Face of Heritage"
We are not living in the 1800's, we are trying to preserve it. The Civil War is over, and now it's time to change the face of Heritage. How you ask, first by taking over the situation differently. The Confederate Flag has been burnt, spit on, and drugged through the mud. She is a beautiful Flag and is held close to many hearts but she is not what we are just fighting over, we are fighting to preserve our monuments, graves, statues, and the rights as Southern's. This flag is a reminder of our great men who fought to preserve the Constitution and now because of certain groups I wish not to give them the gratification of mentioning have made her a hate flag. In my opinion and I am sure others, they should design a flag of their own representing their hate and leave our beloved Flag alone, it does not nor never has represented hate. These people walking around with their heads cut off need a history lesson! There are so many flags not only the official flags of the Confederacy but many regimental flags with their on story. These Flags need to be put forward and shown. Many men died under these flags also. It would most definitely confused people ignorant of history, and there are so many out there. At a cemetery I am trying to save I plan to place a Confederate Cross Flag, when I place a flag over a monument I have saved I will place the regimental flag on which these brave and honorable men fought under. I feel like a mother of the Confederate Battle Flag and wish to comfort and protect her from all forms of hate. I do not wish to raise her high to get attention and eventually fail. I wish to make a mark that will be preserved forever......... Related to General Robert E. Lee, General Stonewall Jackson, "The Grey Ghost, Mosby, I myself feel free and elated to do this for their memory and for my Grandfather's and cousin's who fought, and some whom died in Union prison camps. I am not ashamed but a proud Confederate. As they would have done in battle, if what they planned would not conclude in a victory they would thought it over and considered the best tactics, and this is what I am doing, the blood of my ancestors runs deep in my veins. I refuse to run a mock, confused as others are doing. The African-American's say in repetition of anger that the Confederate Flag offends them, it reminds them of slavery. Well I ask them this which offends them the most the picture of a statue of General Robert E. Lee on horseback, or the statues at Kelly Ingram Park, in Birmingham, Alabama? Yet you have choosen to make it a Historical site, which I find the statues appalling as I did slavery. Slavery began in the 18th century in Babylon, the 7th century in Greece, the 2nd century in Rome, Italy. In Rome there is no count of the Christians put to death in the Coliseum. Are Christians of Rome asking for the Coliseum to be torn down because it offends them, no they are preserving it because it is a part of their History, a part over with but a reminder not to be repeated, Here are two pictures of cemeteries, both overgrown, and in great need of repair. The difference is one is a Black Historical Cemetery and the other Confederate. The worst part is one can be repaired and cleaned up the other the Confederate cemetery can't because of offending someone. There seems to be a double standard, and who is the real racists? I ask that our "Heritage Law" be passed to not only preserve and stop the rampage on the Confederate statues, cemeteries, and other things pertaining to it, but to preserve History, it is a part of America and can not be swept under the rug. I am asking for your support which will be greatly appreciated, but if not I will move on as one to Fight and Preserve my Southern Heritage proudly. I will never back down.........................................
Freda Mincey-Director Alabama Flaggers
Annie Alloway, who died in January at the age of 76, wanted to be laid to rest with her mother and other members of her fami­ly.
When her family and friends huddled together at Lincoln Cemetery to pay their final re­spects to the woman who had en­tertained them so often with her jokes and stories, they saw tears, respect and love. They did not see the three large garbage bags of trash that Alloway’s nephew, Autry Bostick, spent hours picking up before her service.
“I didn’t want them to see trash all around like that,” said Bostick, a 57-year-old who once lived in Montgomery but now lives in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Most say conditions at Lin­coln Cemetery are actually bet­ter today than in past years, but that isn’t saying much. There are worse troubles than litter plaguing Montgomery oldest commercial cemetery for Afri­can-Americans.
When human bones are visi­ble because of broken concrete slabs and there is no one track­ing who is buried there, litter becomes a minor issue.
Lincoln Cemetery has long been one of Montgomery’s most notorious mysteries. Although privately owned, for years no one has acknowledged owning the cemetery. If the city, family members and volunteer groups did not periodically maintain the property, no one would.
Confederate veteran's grave desecrated
I think you recognize the picture from Montgomery!
The skeleton is related to Annie.
The Blacks say our Statues and Monuments offend them, well let's take a close look at these pictures and you can be the judge of these statues from both sides. First some Confederate Statues and Monument, then Kelly-Ingram Park in Birmingham, Alabama, and the blacks have made it a historical site!!!!
Think about what you see, is there a double standard here?
Who is the racists?
Copyright Freda Mincey 2017