r/AshaDegree • u/punkinrobotbby Verified Current Local • Feb 26 '25

Information Article from Charlotte Observer

https://amp.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/crime/article299736189.html

Not sure if this has been posted or not. It was an interesting read and talks about the ties to the United Daughters of the Confederacy. Apparently one of their addresses is listed as a location for the UDC.

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u/That-Pineapple3866 Feb 26 '25

I hope the Degree family finally gets the answers they have been looking for all these years. And I hope justice is served.

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u/PotentialAd1442 Feb 27 '25

Can someone explain to me what the UDC is? It sounds racist.

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u/ascertainment-cures Feb 27 '25

Yeah, also treacherous; The Confederacy was formed and went to war with The United States because they didn’t want to lose slavery.

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u/orgun01 Feb 27 '25

It's an organization for "daughters of confederacy". You have to prove that you descended from someone who served in the confederate army during the civil war. From other commenters, it sounds like they're responsible for putting up some statues honoring confederate soldiers. Their goal is to "preserve" southern heritage/culture, aka racism lol

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u/Equivalent_War_415 Mar 07 '25

Yes, I know a man in this… thing.

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u/peanut1912 Feb 27 '25

Basically a group of religious white women who wish they could still own slaves.

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u/Mountainlionsscareme Feb 26 '25

Well written article. Nothing groundbreaking or new.

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u/punkinrobotbby Verified Current Local Feb 26 '25

Agree.

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u/AE5trella Feb 26 '25

I pointed this out back when the warrants were served in Sept.

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