Sons of Confederate Veterans
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The Sons of Confederate Veterans is a hereditary organization of male descendants of Confederate soldiers that promotes a pro-Confederate interpretation of the American Civil War and advocates for the preservation of Confederate symbols and heritage.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sons of Confederate Veterans canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2539982 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Sons of Confederate Veterans Context triple: [Confederate monuments, associatedWithOrganization, Sons of Confederate Veterans]
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United Confederate Veterans
The United Confederate Veterans was a post–Civil War fraternal organization of former Confederate soldiers that promoted Confederate memory, monuments, and narratives that later became central to the Lost Cause ideology.
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United Daughters of the Confederacy
The United Daughters of the Confederacy is a hereditary Southern women’s organization founded in the late 19th century that has been influential in shaping public memory of the American Civil War, including through monuments, textbooks, and advocacy that romanticized the Confederacy.
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C.
Robert E. Lee Memorial Association
The Robert E. Lee Memorial Association is a preservation organization dedicated to maintaining and interpreting historic sites associated with Confederate General Robert E. Lee and his family.
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D.
Children of the Confederacy
Children of the Confederacy is a youth auxiliary organization that promotes Confederate heritage and values among children and teenagers, historically linked to the Lost Cause movement in the American South.
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E.
Grand Army of the Republic
The Grand Army of the Republic was a powerful fraternal organization of Union veterans from the American Civil War that played a major role in postwar politics, memory, and veterans’ advocacy in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Sons of Confederate Veterans Target entity description: The Sons of Confederate Veterans is a hereditary organization of male descendants of Confederate soldiers that promotes a pro-Confederate interpretation of the American Civil War and advocates for the preservation of Confederate symbols and heritage.
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A.
United Confederate Veterans
The United Confederate Veterans was a post–Civil War fraternal organization of former Confederate soldiers that promoted Confederate memory, monuments, and narratives that later became central to the Lost Cause ideology.
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B.
United Daughters of the Confederacy
The United Daughters of the Confederacy is a hereditary Southern women’s organization founded in the late 19th century that has been influential in shaping public memory of the American Civil War, including through monuments, textbooks, and advocacy that romanticized the Confederacy.
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C.
Robert E. Lee Memorial Association
The Robert E. Lee Memorial Association is a preservation organization dedicated to maintaining and interpreting historic sites associated with Confederate General Robert E. Lee and his family.
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D.
Children of the Confederacy
Children of the Confederacy is a youth auxiliary organization that promotes Confederate heritage and values among children and teenagers, historically linked to the Lost Cause movement in the American South.
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E.
Grand Army of the Republic
The Grand Army of the Republic was a powerful fraternal organization of Union veterans from the American Civil War that played a major role in postwar politics, memory, and veterans’ advocacy in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hereditary organization
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lineage society ⓘ nonprofit organization ⓘ |
| advocatesFor |
Confederate-themed license plates
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display of Confederate flags ⓘ maintenance of Confederate monuments ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| fieldOfWork |
Civil War commemoration
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Confederate heritage advocacy ⓘ monument preservation ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Confederate veterans ⓘ |
| hasBeenCriticizedFor |
defending Confederate symbols associated with racism
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promoting Lost Cause mythology ⓘ |
| hasBeenDescribedAs |
heritage group
ⓘ
neo-Confederate organization ⓘ |
| hasMotto | Deo Vindice ⓘ |
| hasObjective |
influence Civil War education
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promote Confederate-centric historical narratives ⓘ |
| hasOrganizationalStructure | hierarchical ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Army departments
ⓘ
local camps ⓘ state divisions ⓘ |
| hasPublication | Confederate Veteran magazine ⓘ |
| hasReligionOrWorldview | culturally Christian ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://scv.org ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Columbia, Tennessee ⓘ |
| ideology |
Lost Cause of the Confederacy
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pro-Confederate historical interpretation ⓘ |
| inception | 1896 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization ⓘ |
| membershipEligibility |
lineal descendants of Confederate soldiers
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male descendants of Confederate veterans ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Confederate memorial services
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Confederate monument dedications ⓘ heritage defense campaigns ⓘ |
| operatesIn |
Southern United States
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United States nationwide ⓘ |
| opposes |
removal of Confederate monuments
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renaming of Confederate-named public spaces ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
conservative
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right-wing ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Commander-in-Chief ⓘ |
| purpose |
commemoration of Confederate soldiers
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preservation of Confederate heritage ⓘ preservation of Confederate symbols ⓘ promotion of pro-Confederate interpretation of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| symbol |
Confederate battle flag
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Southern Cross of Honor ⓘ |
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Subject: Sons of Confederate Veterans Description of subject: The Sons of Confederate Veterans is a hereditary organization of male descendants of Confederate soldiers that promotes a pro-Confederate interpretation of the American Civil War and advocates for the preservation of Confederate symbols and heritage.
Referenced by (6)
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