CONFEDERATE HERITAGE NEWS for Dec. 30, 2020.

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 ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- "Maryland, My Maryland" the state song of the State of Maryland, is being targeted for repeal by the current Speaker of the House in the in the state. It has been reported that she said there may be enough support now to repeal it. The song, written by James Ryder Randall, who was a resident of Louisiana but a native of Maryland, wrote the song at the beginning of the War for Southern Independence to encourage his native state to secede.

James Ryder Randall  seen here at age 22 in 1861. He wrote "Maryland, My Maryland" after a friend was killed in a riot in Baltimore. He was teaching in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana at the time. He later served in the Confederate navy.

PITTSBORO, N.C. -- The Winnie Davis Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy filed a notice to appeal Dec. 30, 2020 to the dismissal of their case against the the Chatham County  Board of Commissioners for removing the the statue and pedestal of a Confederate monument on the courthouse grounds on November 19, 2020. The statue and pedestal are now being stored in a warehouse.

ON THE INTERNET -- The shopping web site Wish.com has reportedly banned the sale of Confederate themed merchandise, and threatens to impose a $10 fine on sellers who sell prohibited items.

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- Alabama Attorney General filed a lawsuit Nov. 20, 2020 against Madison County for removing a Confederate monument from the  courthouse there in October, in violation of the Alabama Memorial Preservation Act. The monument was relocated to a cemetery.