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Chapter 1.  Suggested Educational Activities To Defend Dixie

  1.  Build A Personal Library of Freedom & Pro South Books - Some books I personally recommend are listed below in the reading list:

When In the Course of Human Events, Charles Adams
Secession, State & Liberty, David Gordon, Editor
A Constitutional View of the Late War Between the States, Alexander H. Stephens
The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Jefferson Davis
The South Was Right! James Ronald and Walter Donald Kennedy
                 Why Not Freedom! Why Not Freedom? James Ronald and Walter Donald Kennedy
Is Davis A Traitor? Albert Taylor Bledsoe
Was Jefferson Davis Right? James Ronald Kennedy and Walter Donald Kennedy
A Government of Our Own: The Making of the Confederacy, William C Davis
The Confederate Nation, Emory M. Thomas
Downsizing the USA,  Naylor & Willimon
The Confederate Republic, George C. Rable

Downsizing the USASouthern By the Grace of God, Michael Andrew Grissom
Emancipating Slaves, Enslaving Free Men, Jeffrey Rogers Hummel
Was Jefferon Davis Right?  James Ronald Kennedy & Walter Donald Kennedy
Human Action, Ludwig von Mises
The Great Wave, David Hackett Fischer
How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World, Harry Browne
      Was Jefferson Davis Right?             Why the South Will Survive, Andrew Lytle
Discussions, R. L. Dabney
The Confederate Reader, Richard B. Harwell
Dixie Rising, Peter Applebome
The Southern Nation - the New Rise of the Old South, R. Gordon Thornton

Most of these books and hundreds of others are available from our Internet Bookstores by clicking on any of the linked titles above and then doing a search, or at Apologia Book Shoppe or  the preferred Southern bookstore of your choice.

Another excellent selection of books and other pro South articles is from the Sons of Confederate Veterans Electronic Store. Check it out and be aware that some of the merchandise is obviously limited to members of the SCV.

  2.  Subscribe to Pro South Publications - To learn more about Dixie and our heritage. Consider subscribing to:

Southern Partisan Magazine, P.O. Box 11708, Columbia, SC  29211 Ph: 803-254-3660
The subscription price is 4 issues for $25.00

The Edgefield Journal, PO Box 628, Edgefield, SC 29824 $12.00 per year

Southern Patriot (comes with the $40 membership dues to the League of the South). Post Office Box 40910 Tuscaloosa, AL 35404-0910 Ph.:(800) 888-3163 [or] (205)553-0155

Southern Events, PO Box 2517, Selma, AL  36702-2517 contact Nat Rudulph, editor.e-mail address is The subscription price is $15.00 per year.

UDC Magazine, (comes with UDC membership) 328 North Boulevard, Richmond, VA 23220-4057 $12.00 per year

Sons of Confederate Veterans Magazine,  (comes with SCV membership) PO Box 59, Columbia, TN  38402 Ph.:  800-380-1896 Fax:  931-381-6712 Email

  3.  Visit Southern Battlefields and Heritage Sites - Southern history covers far more than Virginia battlefields. Make sure you visit Fort Sumter and other landmarks in Charleston, SC, the Confederate White House in Richmond, the Alabama Capitol and First White House of the Confederacy in Montgomery, Shiloh Battlefield, Tennessee, Vicksburg Battlefield, Mississippi, and other prominent landmarks. Check out the many Southern History Sites on Fortress Dixie. Remember the more you know about our gallant struggle for the Constitution and for Southern Independence, the better you can defend our proud Southern history and heritage.

  4.  Write A Booklet or Pamphlet On Some Aspect of the Southern Experience - Consider writing and publishing an  informational booklet about the War Between the States in your local area for distribution to interested persons, heritage groups and schools. This will help you discover new Confederate friends, support the cause and improve your knowledge of local Southern history. Check out the League of the South booklet, Confederate Columbia as an example but your pamphlet can range from this scholarly publication down to a photocopied local history of only several pages. When writing a booklet, always be sure to list the names and address of appropriate Southern organizations and web sites including Fortress Dixie.

  5.  Get Your Children Out Of Public Schools When Necessary - Some public schools are good and some are bad, some teachers will teach a fair representation of the War Between the States and others will not. I well understand that this suggestion is an individual choice as I have one child in an excellent public school and two in private schools. Frankly, with most public and private schools it is a good idea to supplement the Northern bias in educational materials with a few good books that promote the truth about the war and the South. 

  6.  Consider Christian Private Schools - The same that we’ve stated above can be said about Christian private schools. Again, you have to make the best decision for your children but remember to supplement the school study and reading materials with pro South books appropriate for the age level and maturity of your children.

  7.  Home Schooling Options - Home school your children, or at least put them in a private, Christian academy. The public (or government) schools are often little more than  anti-Southern, anti-Christian propaganda mills. Make this sacrifice for your children. It of course depends on your personal financial situation and your local school system. I for example have two children in private school and one in what I consider to be quality public school.

  8.  Start a Monthly Southern Reading Club -  Make new friends and educate yourself and family about topics of interest (for those so inclined) to discuss books on historical, literary, the Constitution, politics, theology, current events and other subjects. 

  9.  Contribute Pro South Books to your Municipal & School Library - Donate pro-South books ( The South Was Right!, When in the Course of Human Events) to your local library. Be sure to have a local newspaper photographer or TV camera crew there when you make the presentation. This makes a good local story, especially in small towns. If they fail to show up, have someone take the picture and then send it to the local newspaper with a short press release. Note that many "local" newspapers are actually owned by distant, liberal global publishing empires, so if they fail to run your story, assume anti - Southern bias played a part in the rejection.

  10. How To Make Rejected Press Coverage Big Press Coverage -  If the local paper refuses to report on your Southern news event, consider picketing the newspaper business with a sign like "Newspaper Against Local Southern History & Heritage".  Then you'll probably get newspaper coverage plus local radio and TV coverage. The establishment media prefers to ignore our events but if faced with negative publicity that could generate a backlash of resentment against their actions, then they will often run the story in order to stop the bad publicity. 

  11. Buy Pro South Magazine Subscriptions for your Municipal & School Library - Ask if you can purchase a magazine gift subscription for a friend, family member, political or business leader or local library. Consider gift subscriptions to pro-Southern publications such as The Edgefield Journal, Southern Partisan, or Southern Events. Contact information is listed above under # 2. 

  12. Buy a Conventional "Civil War" Magazine Subscription for the Library - If they are reluctant to say yes, to the above Southern publications, then consider a politically correct subscription to Civil War Times Illustrated or  America's Civil War. The truth of the South’s position still comes through the PC propaganda required by these magazine publishers.

  

    13. Bring Your Family & Friends To A League Hedge School Event - Consider attending the League of the South Summer School and/or Hedge School seminar classes offered at various times and locations throughout the South. Check out the League of the South site for more details on the hedge schools and when future events are schedules.  You may also want to check out The Dixie Calendar  for more on the above and over 200 other scheduled events sponsored by the SCV, LOS, reenactment groups and historical activities. .

  14. Sponsor a League of the South Hedge School in Your Community - Help others learn more about Southern history, heritage and culture through the LOS Hedge School Program. If you are interested in organizing a Hedge School Seminar in your locality, please contact Dr. Donald Livingston, Director, League of the South Institute for the Study of Southern Culture and History, 478 Burlington Road, Atlanta, Georgia 30307; office telephone and fax: (http://www.newdemocratmagazine.org/spacer.gif) 377-0484.

  15. Attend Schools, Conferences & Seminars On Important Freedom Topics - For seminars on the free market, constitution, secession and freedom-related topics, review the excellent seminar schedule sponsored by the Ludwig von Mises Institute. Other free market seminars are also sponsored by the Foundation For Economic EducationCato InstituteFuture of Freedom Foundation, and the Heritage Foundation. For a complete list of conservative and free market institutes and foundations, click to the Austrian & Free Market Bookstore.

  16. Attend Regional, State & National Conventions Of Pro South Organizations - The Sons of Confederate Veterans, League of the South, United Daughters of the Confederacy and the Southern Party among others, have interesting educational state and national conferences. For a current list of Southern events, conferences, schools and reenactments, link to The Dixie Calendar. 

  17. Buy the Conference Audio & Video Tapes If You Can't Attend In Person - If you can't attend the above conferences consider ordering the tapes, transcripts and video recordings of SCV, LOS and other conferences you might have missed.

  18. Buy Time on a Local Radio Station and Spread the Message - Many talk and religious stations have time available outside of prime hours. Consider purchasing audio cassettes from the Apologia Book Shoppe or the League of the South.

  19. Buy and Distribute Southern Audio and Video Tapes - Consider the History and Literature of the South Lecture Tape, series sponsored by the LS Institute For the Study of Southern History and Culture or the Southern Independence Day Video or the march and speeches in Montgomery, Alabama. Also consider ordering the many Southern heritage videos from the HK Edgerton Book & Video Store including  From the Dome to the Ground - Columbia, SC  July 1, 2000 an exclusive interview with H. K. Edgerton and Southern Heritage Celebration 2000 - Columbia, SC  January 8, 2000. 

  20. Promote A Confederate Mascot For Your Local School Sports Team - Don't expect to win in this type of effort until we are stronger, but just going on the offensive for something like this with publicity, petitions etc. will put the "fear of God" into the local PC crowd which could relieve their offensive pressure in another heritage situations in this cultural war against Dixie. Remember in all situations, we must stop fighting defensively and go on the offensive even if we loose most of the attacks.

  21. Are Your Personally Uncomfortable With Confederate Symbols? - Although I personally believe that we must stand behind our sacred symbols, some of our compatriots honestly believe that we should downplay the Confederate Flag because our enemies constantly mention the few instances that racists have stolen our Southern symbols. If you agree with this action for marketing and promotional reasons, then get involved with and help promote Jim Lancaster's Home Rule For Dixie Website.  I want more people to defend Dixie and I support Jim's approach and any others that many bring more compatriots to our ranks.   For more information click on this banner. 

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