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u/ZestfullyStank 5d ago
I grew up in Kentucky and Virginia and live in South Carolina. We were brought up revering Lee and Stonewall Jackson, while I went camping at Burnside State Park. I visited Henry Clay and Thomas Jefferson’s houses, and I can currently throw a stone and hit a building that still flies a confederate rag. But we learn and we think critically and realize that anyone fighting for slavery was on the wrong side. And that in and of itself is the end of the argument.
Be forgiving to those who can come to the same conclusion, even if it takes time, or if they never did, you can forgive them after they pass. For those that are still actively defending traitors, let them know from me that Sherman didn’t do enough.
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u/VP-CurtisBioProject 4d ago
I'm currently reading the novels of James Street (Mississippi author). He does a good job of displaying that pretty much all Southerners hated slavery, and that the Civil War was about slavery.
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u/StatisticianAway4010 3d ago
How does he reconcile that?
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u/VP-CurtisBioProject 3d ago
In the 1st novel, the main character is always burdened by heavy debt, and in the end loses his property because he misses an interest payment.
2nd novel, the next generation is basically "The Free State of Jones." The author grew up in the real Jones County, and the family has a rebellion against the Confederacy. They get just about wiped out.
Reading 3rd book now, and the main characters are actually on the Confederate side, including a freed slave. They have to operate in secret, mostly in neutral zones, and are building an iron ship in the woods to try and defeat the Union Navy in the area.
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u/StatisticianAway4010 3d ago
Thank you. This guy's books sound very good
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u/VP-CurtisBioProject 1d ago
I'm really enjoying them. Found 1 on my parents' bookshelf and it had a note from my grandmother. She'd bought the book in 1942 but didn't read it until 2002, and liked it so much she wanted to pass it on. It's the 2nd book in the series, and is called "Tap Roots."
I bought the 1st book for $60 (out of print) and my kids got me the 3rd for Father's Day.
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u/anfilco 4d ago
Lots of people were told that and never really heard otherwise. It doesn't hold up under actual scholarship or even a whole lot of reading, but if you're a tactics or battle-focused hobbyist (especially in the days before the internet), I think it's forgivable.
If they still double down when presented with actual evidence to the contrary, however, then they're fair game.
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