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Sons of Confederate Veterans Request FBI Investigate Hervey’s Death

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, July 23, the Commander in Chief of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, Charles Kelly Barrow, requested that US Attorney General Loretta Lynch direct the Civil Rights Division of the United States Justice Department to open a Federal investigation into the death of Black pro-Confederate flag activist Anthony … Continued

Brandon Moseley

July 24, 2015

Board Begins Process of Linn Park Confederate Memorial Removal

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, July 1, the Birmingham Parks and Recreation Board voted to begin the process of removing the 110 year old Confederate Veterans Memorial from historic Linn Park in downtown Birmingham. The Alabama Political Reporter talked about the move with Civil War re-enactor and one of the organizers of … Continued

Brandon Moseley

July 2, 2015

Sessions Launches Blistering Attack on Supreme Court’s Gay Marriage Ruling

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter US Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama) said that the founders did not authorize judges to amend the constitution in response to the landmark US Supreme Court order claiming that the 1865 14th amendment redefined marriage. Senator Sessions wrote, “The Supreme Court has become a Supreme Legislature. They have not … Continued

Brandon Moseley

June 27, 2015

Bentley Removes Confederate Flags

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, June 24, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley ordered State workers to take down all of the Confederate flags from state Capitol grounds. The controversial move was quick to draw support from several elected officials. Congresswoman Terri Sewell (D-Selma) said in a statement, “The Confederate flag is a … Continued

Brandon Moseley

June 25, 2015

150th Anniversary of Gettysburg and Vicksburg

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter One hundred and fifty years ago, one southern army was throwing its best troops at Union lines that did not buckle under the weight of the Confederate might. Meanwhile, another large Confederate Army was trapped in Vicksburg and was slowly starving. By the Fourth of July, Lee’s Army of … Continued

Brandon Moseley

July 3, 2013