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.
The names of 3 Confederate generals will be removed from elementary schools in Oklahoma City, after a school board voted 7-0 Monday night to approve the proposal.
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.
Recently, the Governor of the State of South Carolina, Nikki Haley, has called for a removal of the Confederate Battle Flag from the state's capital building.
Last night came the shocking announcement: Robert Downey, Jr. will star in 'Captain America 3' alongside Chris Evans, kicking off the Civil War storyline in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. But, what exactly is the Civil War storyline and what does it mean for 'Captain America 3,' 'Avengers 3,' the Infinity Gauntlet plans, Spider-Man and the rest of the Marvel Cinematic Universe?! (Whew!)