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WELCOME TO
BATTLE FLAG WICHITA
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VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK
339 Veterans Parkway, Wichita, Kansas 67203
THE BEST KEPT SECRET IN THE CITY OF WICHITA, KANSAS |
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Taken
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Bigot -
: a person who strongly and
unfairly dislikes other people,
ideas, etc.
: a bigoted person; especially :
a person who hates or refuses to
accept the members of a
particular group (such as a
racial or religious group)
Full Definition of bigot
1 - a person who is obstinately
or intolerantly devoted to his
or her own opinions and
prejudices; especially : one who
regards or treats the members of a group (as a racial
or ethnic group) with hatred and
intolerance |
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Carpetbagger -
: a person from the northern
United States who went to the
South after the American Civil
War to make money
: a political candidate who runs
for office in a place where he
or she has lived only for a
short time
Full
Definition of carpetbagger
1 - a Northerner in the South
after the American Civil War
usually seeking private gain
under the reconstruction
governments
2 - outsider; especially : a
nonresident or new resident who
seeks private gain from an area
often by meddling in its
business or politics |
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CSA -
: Confederate States of America
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Confederacy
-
: a group of people,
countries, organizations, etc.,
that are joined together in some
activity or effort
the Confederacy : the group of
11 southern states that
separated themselves from the
U.S. during the American Civil
War
Full
Definition of confederacy
1 - a league or compact for
mutual support or common action
: alliance
2 - a combination of persons for
unlawful purposes : conspiracy
3 - the body formed by persons,
states, or nations united by a
league; specifically capitalized
: the 11 southern states
seceding from the United States in 1860 and 1861 |
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Discrimination -
1 - an act or
instance of discriminating, or
of making a distinction.
2 - treatment or consideration
of, or making a distinction in
favor of or against, a person or
thing based on the group,
class, or category to which that person or thing
belongs rather than on
individual merit:
racial and religious intolerance and discrimination.
3 - the power of making fine
distinctions; discriminating
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Emancipate
(Emancipation)
1 - to free from restraint,
control, or the power of
another; especially : to free
from bondage
2 - to release from paternal
care and responsibility and make
sui juris
3 - to free from any controlling
influence (as traditional mores
or beliefs) |
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Indentured Servant
Full Definition of
indentured servant
1 - a person who signs and is
bound by indentures to work for
another for a specified time
especially in return for
payment of travel expenses and maintenance |
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Racism
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: poor treatment of
or violence against people
because of their race
: the belief that some races of
people are better than others
Full Definition of racism
1 - a belief that race is the
primary determinant of human
traits and capacities and that
racial differences produce an
inherent superiority of a particular race
2 - racial prejudice or
discrimination |
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Reconstruction -
: the act or process of building
something that was damaged or
destroyed again
: the process of putting
something (such as a country)
back into a good condition
: a process in which an event or
series of events is carefully
examined in order to find out or
show exactly what happened
Full
Definition of reconstruction
1 - the action of
reconstructing : the state of
being reconstructed
- often capitalized : the reorganization and reestablishment of the
seceded states in the Union
after the American Civil
War
2 - something reconstructed |
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Secession
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: the act of
separating from a nation or
state and becoming independent
Full
Definition of secession
1 - withdrawal into privacy or
solitude : retirement
2 - formal withdrawal from an
organization |
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Servitude -
: the condition of being a slave
or of having to obey another
person
Full
Definition of servitude
1 - a condition in which one
lacks liberty especially to
determine one's course of action
or way of life
2 - a right by which something
(as a piece of land) owned by
one person is subject to a
specified use or enjoyment by
another |
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Slavery
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: the state of being
a slave
: the practice of owning slaves
Full
Definition of slavery
1 - drudgery, toil
2 - submission to a dominating
influence
3 - the state of a person who is
a chattel of another
- the practice of slaveholding |
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Treason
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: the crime of trying to
overthrow your country's
government or of helping your
country's enemies during war
Full
Definition of treason
1 - the betrayal of a trust :
treachery
2 - the offense of attempting by
overt acts to overthrow the
government of the state to which
the offender owes allegiance
or
to kill or personally injure the
sovereign or the sovereign's
family |
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Wisdom
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: knowledge that is gained by
having many experiences in life
: the natural ability to
understand things that most
other people cannot understand
: knowledge of what is proper or
reasonable : good sense or
judgment
Full Definition of wisdom
1 - accumulated philosophic or
scientific learning : knowledge
ability to discern inner qualities and relationships :
insight
good sense : judgment
2 - a wise attitude, belief, or
course of action
3 - the teachings of the ancient
wise men |
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The War Between the States has been
over for 150+ years!
WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO TOLERANCE
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