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CONFEDERATE SYMBOLS
DEFINITION: “More than 132 years after the U.S. Civil War ended in 1865, the war’s legacy continues to divide Americans. Lawmakers, civil rights leaders, courts and citizens are staking out sides in an ongoing debate over how, whether and where symbols of the Confederate era should be displayed. The debate is mostly centered on the Confederate battle flag and certain songs and memorials.” (Issues and Controversies, January 5, 2001)
NARROW THE TOPIC:
- Should states allow the confederate battle flag to fly atop a state capital dome?
- Are the constitutional rights of some citizens violated with this official display?
- Should schools allow their students to wear clothing with confederate symbols on them?
- Should states allow public funds to be used to maintain confederate monuments in public facilities, courthouses, lawns, and traffic islands?
LINCC SUBJECT HEADINGS: Flags—Confederate States of America; Symbolism in politics; ; Political Culture—Southern States—History; United States—History—Civil War, 1861-1865--Monuments
SPECIALIZED SOURCES SHELVED IN THE REFERENCE COLLECTION:
A Companion to the American South |
REF F208.2 .C66 2002 |
Encyclopedia of the American Civil War |
REF E 468 .E53 2000 v.2 |
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Encyclopedia of Southern Culture |
REF F 209 .E53 1989 |
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Encyclopedia of Southern History |
REF F 207.7 .E52 |
| Civil War and Reconstruction | REF E 468 .B319 2001 |
ELECTRONIC INDEXES:
| Academic Search Premier | Expanded Academic ASAP | OmniFile Full Text Mega |
FULL-TEXT NEWSPAPERS: America's Newspapers
SUGGESTED INTERNET SITES:
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Freedomforum |
http://www.freedomforum.org/search/default.asp?qs=confederate+symbols |
| ACLU Search | http://www.aclu.org/ |
| NAACP Search | http://www.naacp.org/index.html |
| Southern Legal Resource Center | http://www.slrc-csa.org/site/index.php |
| Battleflag! | http://www.battleflag.org/ |
CITING YOUR SOURCES:
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University/College Library Citing Electronic Resources |
DN 9/02 rev 7/07 c2
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