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13. I've never understood the claim it's just "heritage"

Fri Apr 4, 2014, 08:20 AM

Apr 2014

As if Southern heritage solely belonged to white people who fought for the Confederacy, not to the millions of black slaves nor the nearly 200,000 Southern Unionists who fought to preserve the Union.

Check this out:
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/03/29/1288313/-Florida-Legislature-Not-Over-Civil-War-Refuses-Monument-for-American-Union-Soldiers

Disgusting!

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Confederate sympathizer named college prez, students rebel [View all] TexasTowelie Apr 2014 OP

Oh, my. blkmusclmachine Apr 2014 #1

Reminds me of a line I read in "The Onion" Ken Burch Apr 2014 #2

LOL ProfessorPlum Apr 2014 #22

:-) underpants Apr 2014 #40

LOL Skittles Apr 2014 #42

You know... when they finally got that Japanese soldier out of the jungle.... jberryhill Apr 2014 #3

Good ol' boys looking after their bud. Guy was a disgrace in office. He'll dumb down the place. n/t freshwest Apr 2014 #4

Students "rebel" eh? MADem Apr 2014 #5

I guess it's ok to be a traitor to the union if it's under the Stars & Bars... alp227 Apr 2014 #6

Now there is an EXCELLENT comment! calimary Apr 2014 #7

The south lost the civil war. SheilaT Apr 2014 #8

I've never seen the losing side in any war celebrate it so much. Anywhere in the world. 7962 Apr 2014 #11

Further to your point Cirque du So-What Apr 2014 #16

And we are still paying the price for failing to finish the job of Reconstruction. bemildred Apr 2014 #18

Hear Hear, Sir! The Magistrate Apr 2014 #26

Good Morning, Sir. nt bemildred Apr 2014 #27

"The South" isn't some monolithic entity. Hosnon Apr 2014 #29

This. cordelia Apr 2014 #31

Then that .01% is amazingly vocal. SheilaT Apr 2014 #32

So wrong. So very wrong. cordelia Apr 2014 #34

Really? Then why are there Confederat flags all over the south? SheilaT Apr 2014 #35

I've lived in various locations across Texas in my adult life. TexasTowelie Apr 2014 #39

I too live in TX, and see confederate flags as decals and stickers in so many places. LanternWaste Apr 2014 #41

Here's a good book recommendation for you..... llmart Apr 2014 #44

I'll have to check it out. SheilaT Apr 2014 #45

I got lucky on one of my regular visits to the library..... llmart Apr 2014 #46

Oh, he's a piece of work all right... theHandpuppet Apr 2014 #9

Check out this photo... theHandpuppet Apr 2014 #10

I've never understood... nyabingi Apr 2014 #12

I've never understood the claim it's just "heritage" theHandpuppet Apr 2014 #13

Mizz Glenn also shares a large closet in SC with Mizz Lindsey and Andre Bauer. blm Apr 2014 #14

Just because Glenn is a lifelong bachelor who owns an antique shop in Charleston, there is no... Tom Ripley Apr 2014 #24

Deep in confederate territory. bluecollarjoe Apr 2014 #15

Yep. Sounds like Florida. Baitball Blogger Apr 2014 #17

I'm so glad I live in St Pete independentpiney Apr 2014 #33

Whether they realize it or not they are obsolete, just like the republican party will be if they do lostincalifornia Apr 2014 #28

+1000 Tom Ripley Apr 2014 #36

Poor Whites also hated slavery for economic reasons. kemah Apr 2014 #19

I wonder if this story is taught in the Texas schools theHandpuppet Apr 2014 #20

I didn't know all the details of the account, TexasTowelie Apr 2014 #23

Thanks for the links...good info. Deuce Apr 2014 #48

Most White Southerns were treated like shit hadrons Apr 2014 #49

Good to see the backlash Blue_Tires Apr 2014 #21

Loved passing through that town... Hip_Flask Apr 2014 #25

the student government and faculty Senate have issued unanimous votes of no-confidence yellowcanine Apr 2014 #30

Necrofederate Tom Ripley Apr 2014 #37

Students all need to transfer dbackjon Apr 2014 #38

The poll on the msnbc page has been freeped! BuddhaGirl Apr 2014 #43

Kick for rebels with a good cause! thanks TxT! Cha Apr 2014 #47