GEN. LEONIDAS POLK J U N E 1 4, 1 8 6 4 On June 14, 1864, General Leonidas Polk was killed by an artillery shell on Pine Mountain, Georgia. Leonidas Polk was born in Raleigh, North Carolina on April 10, 1806. He graduated from West Point in 1827 and was eighth in a class of thirty eight. Two of his classmates were Jefferson Davis and Albert Sidney Johnston. While enrolled at West Point, Polk made a conversion to Christianity. This was a unique experience in that he was conv

PRESS RELEASE Save Southern Heritage Declares Victory in Anti-Grieco Campaign Grieco in his Tallahassee Legislative Office Responding to "Don't New York My Florida" Campaign (Photo obtained from Grieco's Official Facebook Page) Tallahassee, FL - Save Southern Heritage Fl declares victory today in its campaign to thwart anti-southern bigot Miami State Representative Michael Greco. This is in response to yesterday's announcement from Grieco's (D-Miami Beach) announcement tha

Lakeland - Munn Park Cenotaph plaintiff's attorney, David McCallister, announced today that the plaintiffs in the case are asking the US Supreme Court to weigh in on their Federal Lawsuit against Mayor William "Bill" Mutz, the City of Lakeland and others over the removal of the historic monument from Historic Munn Park. The City argued in their response to the lawsuit that they were justified in moving the monument based on a Supreme Court Decision, Summum v. Pleasant Grove.

SOUTHERN HERITAGE STATEMENT ON GRIECO ANTI-HOLIDAY BILL Cancel Culture Rears its Ugly Head in Tallahassee as Sketchy Politician Proffers Fake News Tallahassee – Save Southern Heritage Florida officially goes on record opposing House Bill 6007 sponsored by Rep. Grieco (D) from Miami Beach which would eliminate three historic Florida state holidays including Gen. Robert E. Lee's Birthday and Confederate Memorial Day. Griico, who filed the bill with fanfare this week, came to F

PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release CITY OF PENSACOLA IGNORES LITIGATION PROCESS BEGINS CENOTAPH REMOVAL Pensacola - The City of Pensacola began the process of dismantling the historic Ladies Memorial Association Cenotaph in Lee Square this morning, despite pending litigation that, if successful, would have to be reversed. The lawsuit originally filed on July 14, 2020 in State Court by the Ladies Memorial Association and others was "removed" by the City to Federal Court and

PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release CONTACT: David McCallister Phone:  813-778-1202 E-mail:  Floridasshe@gmail.com HK EDGERTON LEADS PROTEST FOR LEE MONUMENT IN FT. MYERS THIS MORNING HK Edgerton at Protest Ft. Myers – Wearing the uniform of General Robert E. Lee's army and carrying his Confederate flag, HK Edgerton lead a protest march in downtown Ft. Myers this morning in response to a recent City of Ft. Myers Council vote that the Lee bust, removed earlier in the year, co

PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release DARNESHA LEONARD DOUBLES DOWN ON ANTI-WHITE POST Palatka, FL – DarNesha Leonard, one of the organizers of Saturday's Black Lives Matter protest in Palatka, doubled down on a social media anti- ‘white people’ social media post. After a previous Facebook post was exposed where Ms. Leonard stated “white people are the ‘scum of the earth’" that “are mutants that shouldn’t even exist”, she re-posted it, admitting she had deleted the post and op

PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release CONTACT: David McCallister Phone:  813-778-1202 E-mail:  Floridasshe@gmail.com LAWSUIT FILED FILED TO PREVENT LEE SQUARE  CENOTAPH REMOVAL Pensacola – A lawsuit was filed in State court Tuesday night along with a request for a request for an Emergency Temporary Restraining Order that seeks to prevent the City of Pensacola, Florida from removing the oldest veterans monument in Pensacola, in the Nation's oldest city. The plaintiffs include

PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release CONTACT: David McCallister Phone:  813-778-1202 E-mail:  Floridasshe@gmail.com BLACK FORMER NAACP PRESIDENT SUES CITY OF ST AUGUSTINE TO KEEP CONFEDERATE MONUMENT HK Edgerton on his way to pay respects at Plaza de la Constitucion "Our "Dead" Cenotaph St. Augustine – A lawsuit was filed today in Federal Court, along with a request for a request for an Emergency Temporary Restraining Order that seeks to prevent the City of St. Augustine, Flo

PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release CONTACT: David McCallister Phone:  813-778-1202 E-mail:  Floridasshe@gmail.com DONOR STUDY:  DEMS UNMAKSED AS "VOICES" IN THE LAKE COUNTY HISTORY MUSEUM COUNTY LAWSUIT Tavares – A comprehensive Study released today reveals that the Democrat Party is squarely behind the lawsuit filed recently against the Lake County Board of County Commissioners filed by the “Lake County Voices of Reason” (“Voices”). Extensive research was conducted on the i

PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release Media Contact: David McCallister 813-778-1202 Email: floridasshe@gmail.com FLORIDIANS OBSERVE CONFEDERATE MEMORIAL DAY Lee County Confederate Memorial Day Observance​ Tallahassee –  Floridians around the State paid their respects to family members who suffered, served and perished during the War Between the States over the weekend in observance of Confederate Memorial Day. Wreaths were placed and ceremonies were held in observance of Conf

PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release Media Contact: David McCallister 813-778-1202 Email: floridasshe@gmail.com SOUTHERN HERITAGE GROUP OBSERVES CRIME VICTIMS RIGHTS WEEK ESTABLISHES HOTLINE FOR SOUTHERN CRIME VICTIMS African-American Southern Civil Rights Leader Calls for Passage of Marsy’s Law Nationwide Tallahassee - Save Southern Heritage observes National Crime Victim’s Rights Week ("NCVRW") by launching a Southern Crime Victims Assistance Hotline.  President Trump proc

Press Release – March 26, 2020 For Immediate Release Media Contact: David McCallister 813-778-1202 Email: floridasshe@gmail.com SCV AWARDED “MARSY’S LAW” RIGHTS IN LEE MEMORIAL VANDALISM CASE Ft. Myers – Save Southern Heritage FL has learned that the Sons of Confederate Veterans has been awarded Marsy’s Law Rights in the criminal prosecution of the accused perpetrator in the Lee County Namesake vandalism case. The Presiding Judge, Honorable Nicholas Thompson signed an ord

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Media Contact: Lola Sanchez 850-999-5993 Email: Floridasshe@gmail.com COURT GRANTS CONFEDERATE GROUP MARSY'S LAW STATUS IN LEE COUNTY VANDALISM CASE Ft. Myers – Monday, the Sons of Confederate Veterans received a favorable Court Decision restoring Marsy's Law Victim Status in the Lee Memorial vandalism case. The decision, made by Judge Thompson, who is handling the criminal prosecution case, made the ruling over the objections of State's Attorney Amira Fox and Defense Counse

Media Contact: David McCallister 813-778-1202 Email: Floridasshe@gmail.com SOUTHERN HERITAGE STATEMENT ON ALLENDALE UMC LEADER'S TALLAHASSEE TANTRUM Tampa – We were not surprised to hear that Florida House of Representatives Chamber conventions were disregarded by so-called “Reverend” Andy Oliver Wednesday.  After all, we have seen Mr. Oliver’s organization’s disruptive apostate works first hand over the years. Oliver’s outreach director, Michael Anderson, is one of the leade

PRESS RELEASE Media Contact: David McCallister 813-778-1202 Email: Florida@gmail.com PAST NAACP PRESIDENT MARCHES FOR MUNN PARK CONFEDERATE DEAD MEMORIAL ​IN LAKELAND WEDNESDAY ​HK Edgerton in Munn Park at the former site of the "Confederate Dead" Cenotaph Lakeland – HK Edgerton, past President of the NAACP and Civil Rights activist, held a rally and march in Munn Park late yesterday afternoon in support of the lawsuit to restore the War Memorial removed by the City of Lakela

PRESS RELEASE Media Contact: David McCallister 813-778-1202 Email: floridasshe@gmail.com KING DAY MARCH: CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER CHALLENGES COSA TO LEAVE CONFEDERATE MEMORIAL ALONE HK Edgerton at Constitution Plaza Cenotaph St. Augustine – HK Edgerton, past President of the NAACP and Civil Rights activist, lead a"Table of Brotherhood March" in St. Augustine, Florida yesterday to show his support for protection and preservation of the Constitution Plaza Cenotaph and the role of B

SAVE SOUTHERN HERITAGE FL NEWS JUSTICE IN LEE COUNTY NAMESAKE MEMORIAL VANDAL CASE DELAYED ANOTHER WEEK Ft. Myers – The case for the prosecution of the Lee County Namesake Memorial vandal, David Howes, was put off again when the case was ‘continued’ Monday, November 25th until December 9th.  Howe’s attorney, seems to have had an issue with the law himself, having been arrested for a firearms charge. Howes' new attorney, Sawyer Smith, asked for more time to make a deal with th

PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release Media Contact: David McCallister 813-778-1202 Email: floridasshe@gmail.com STATE ATTORNEY’S ATTEMPT TO SQUASH VICTIM RIGHTS FAILS AS SONS OF CONFEDERATE VETERANS TAKE A STEP CLOSER TO JUSTICE FOR GENERAL LEE Ft. Myers – Over 20 citizens appeared in courtroom 7B today at the Lee County Justice Center to see if the Court would give victims a voice in the sentencing of the Lee Memorial vandal.  Attorney David McCallister, representing the Wil