Children of the Confederacy

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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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Predicate Object
instanceOf auxiliary organization ⓘ
heritage organization ⓘ
youth organization ⓘ
affiliatedWith United Daughters of the Confederacy ⓘ
associatedWith Confederate States of America (legacy) ⓘ
Confederate memorialization ⓘ
Confederate monuments ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
criticizedFor indoctrinating children with Confederate ideology ⓘ
promoting Lost Cause ideology ⓘ
whitewashing slavery and the causes of the Civil War ⓘ
educationalRole supplementing school instruction with Confederate heritage materials ⓘ
focusesOn commemoration of Confederate Memorial Day ⓘ
teaching a pro-Confederate interpretation of the Civil War ⓘ
foundedFor instilling reverence for Confederate soldiers in children ⓘ
perpetuating Lost Cause narratives ⓘ
promoting Confederate heritage among youth ⓘ
hasActivity ceremonies honoring Confederate soldiers ⓘ
essay contests on Confederate history ⓘ
heritage education programs ⓘ
participation in Confederate memorial events ⓘ
placement of flags and wreaths on Confederate graves ⓘ
recitation of pledges to the Confederate cause ⓘ
sponsoring or supporting Confederate-themed pageants ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Children of the Confederacy (C of C) ⓘ
hasMembershipRequirement lineal descent from Confederate veterans (in many chapters) ⓘ
hasOrganizationalStructure local chapters ⓘ
national leadership under the United Daughters of the Confederacy ⓘ
state divisions ⓘ
historicalContext Jim Crow era ⓘ
linked to: Jim Crow laws

post–American Civil War South ⓘ
ideology Confederate heritage ⓘ
Lost Cause of the Confederacy ⓘ
Southern nationalism ⓘ
language English ⓘ
linkedTo Southern heritage groups ⓘ
broader Lost Cause movement ⓘ
locatedIn American South ⓘ
nonProfitStatus nonprofit association ⓘ
parentOrganization United Daughters of the Confederacy ⓘ
promotes Confederate symbols ⓘ
romanticized view of the Confederacy ⓘ
veneration of Confederate leaders ⓘ
regionServed Southern United States ⓘ
targetDemographic children ⓘ
teenagers ⓘ
typeOfMembership voluntary ⓘ
usesSymbol Confederate battle flag ⓘ
Confederate memorial insignia ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United Daughters of the Confederacy → affiliation → Children of the Confederacy ⓘ
Confederate heritage organizations → includesExample → Children of the Confederacy ⓘ
Children of the Confederacy → hasAlternativeName → Children of the Confederacy (C of C) ⓘ
linked to: Children of the Confederacy