Calvin E. Johnson Jr.

76th Anniversary of “Gone With The Wind”

The clock was turned back in Atlanta, Georgia, for the World Premiere of 'Gone with the Wind' at the Loews Grand Theater on Peachtree Street. The beautiful theater was sadly destroyed by fire in 1978 but many folks still remember when Hollywood came to Atlanta to celebrate that wonderful movie and Atlanta’s own author Margaret Mitchell, whose book about Scarlett O’Hara, the Southern people and the War Between the States would be read by millions around the world and be made into this exciting motion picture that has become a classic. Do you remember when a movie premiere was a red carpet affair of excitement when you could take your family to the picture show without worrying about the language or sexual content of the film?

The Jefferson Davis ‘Memorial Day’ Funeral Train

Why is the proud history of the South being attacked? Did you read about students at a Texas University who want a statue of Jefferson Davis removed from the campus?

Confederate Memorial Day in the South

Tennessee Senator Edward Ward Carmack said it best in 1903:

“The Confederate Soldiers were our kinfolk and our heroes. We testify to the country our enduring fidelity to their memory. We commemorate their valor and devotion. There were some things that were not surrendered at Appomattox. We did not surrender our rights and history; nor was it one of the conditions of surrender that unfriendly lips should be suffered to tell the story of that war or that unfriendly hands should write the epitaphs of the Confederate dead. We have the right to teach our children the true history of the war, the causes that led up to it and the principles involved.”

The Great Locomotive Chase in Georgia

The Sesquicentennial of the War Between the States concludes this year but Confederate Heritage events will continue in Dixie for many years to come.

Old Times are not forgotten in the South

Some folks call the Confederate flag and United States flag racist. Sir Winston Churchill said it best when he said:

"The flags of the Confederate States of America were very important and a matter of great pride to those citizens living in the Confederacy. They are also a matter of great pride for their descendants as part of their heritage and history.'

Remembering Robert E. Lee: American Patriot and Southern Hero

Sir Winston Churchill called General Robert E. Lee, “one of the noblest Americans who ever lived.” Please let me call to your attention that Monday, January 19, 2015, is the 208th birthday of Robert E. Lee, whose memory is still dear in the hearts of many Southerners. Why is this man so honored in the South and respected in the North? Lee was even respected by the soldiers of Union blue who fought against him during the War Between the States.

Sixty-Eighth Anniversary of Disney's 'Song of the South'

Is censorship of Hollywood motion pictures a thing of the past, or... Is it still alive and well in the movie industry today against movies that are not politically correct? There are many who find some 'R' rated Hollywood movies of today equally offensive but I don't think Hollywood is listening.

Hispanic Heritage Month tribute to Moses Ezekiel

Hello America and the World! The movie 'Field of Lost Shoes' was released on Sept. 26.

Are you ready for some Football: 'Southern Style?'

Hello, America! Did you know that Roger Staubach--one of the greatest NFL Quarterbacks of all times--last played for Coach Tom Landry and the Dallas Cowboys in 1979?

The Cyclorama, Battle of Atlanta and Gone with the Wind

This summer marks the 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Atlanta. Please share with parents, teachers, students, historians and all who cherish the Heritage of America’s past that includes those days when women kept the home fires burning while the men of Yankee Blue and Confederate Gray met with cold-hard steel on a battlefield of honor.

Mildred Lewis Rutherford: Southern Educator and Historian

Did you know? The first woman to be recorded in the Congressional Record “Mildred Lewis Rutherford” was 10 years young at the outbreak of the American War Between the States in 1861. Fifty-five years later she said in a 1916 speech:

Remembering Jefferson Davis: A True American Hero

"Never teach your children to admit that their fathers' were wrong in their efforts to maintain the sovereignty, freedom and independence which was their birthright"---Jefferson Davis. June 3, 2014, is the 206th birthday of Jefferson Davis who was born in Christian County, Kentucky, on June 3, 1808.

Two Memorial Day Wreathes at Arlington

Monday May 26^th is Memorial Day! May 2014 also marks the Sesquicentennial "150^th Anniversary" of the first military burials conducted at Arlington National Cemetery.

Confederate Memorial Day of Southern memories

Sir Winston Churchill once said: “The flags of the Confederate States of America were very important and a matter of great pride to those citizens living in the Confederacy. They are also a matter of great pride for their descendants as part of their heritage and history.”

Old times not forgotten during Confederate History Month

April 20th is Easter and the world remembers Jesus Christ our Savior, and…. April is also the time for enjoying hot dogs, baseball and remembering the sons and daughters of the South during Confederate History and Heritage Month.

A Southern Saint Patrick's Day Remembrance

You don’t have to be Irish to wear the green on Saint Patrick’s Day! He was nicknamed “Stonewall Jackson of the West” during America’s War Between the States. Monday March 17, 2014 is Saint Patrick’s Day and it’s also the 186^th birthday of one of Ireland’s sons Patrick Ronayne Cleburne. A statue of Cleburne was unveiled in the year of our Lord 2009 at Confederate Park in Ringgold, Georgia and a life-size bronze statue of General Patrick R. Cleburne was unveiled in 2012 at the Helena Museum of Phillips County, Arkansas. The Patrick R. Cleburne Confederate cemetery in Jonesboro, Georgia is also named for him.

The Georgia SCV Tag is about Heritage

“The past is never dead. It’s not even past!” -William Faulkner Why do some people tend to always get upset over the display or flying of the Confederate flag?

Goodbye Shirley Temple “The Littlest Rebel”

The Golden Age of Hollywood is but a wonderful memory, and….

A Southern Black History Month tribute

“If you can cut the people off from their history, then they can be easily persuaded.” -- Karl Marx February is Black History Month and America will not forget her past! This Black History Month tribute is dedicated in memory of Atlanta, Georgia native and friend Eddie Brown Page, 111. Eddie was a Black Historian who loved American history “not political correctness” and knew the true stories about the men and women who bravely carried the United States and Confederate flags into battle. The stories about Billy Yank and Johnny Reb of color should be shared during Black History Month by teachers, students, parents, historians and all who love the true history. Please read the Sons of Confederate Veterans information sheet about Black Confederates. Black Americans today like: Mr. H.K. Edgerton from North Carolina, Mr. Nelson Winbush from Florida and Professor Edward Smith from Washington, D.C. teach the true history of the South and the USA. Mr. Winbush’s Maternal Confederate Grandfather Louis Napoleon Nelson fought with General Nathan Bedford Forrest and Winbush and Edgerton are both members of the Sons of Confederate Veterans. Mr. Edgerton is also past president of a North Carolina Chapter of the NAACP. Read more about Mr. Edgerton here:

Robert E. Lee: American Patriot and Southern Hero

Do you remember when….