This is really more Dennis G’s bag, but…. At South Carolina’s Secession Gala, men in frock coats and militia uniforms and women in hoopskirts will sip mint juleps as a band called Unreconstructed plays “Dixie.” In Georgia, they will re-enact the state’s 1861 secession convention. And Alabama will hold a mock swearing-in of Confederate President …
Fables Of The Reconstruction
We’ve been here before (and it was worse then)
History echoes. It doesn’t exactly repeat–but events are informed, defined and argued by the fragmented memories of our shared past. Around the globe there are conflicts that have roots in events centuries old. We have one of those in America that is often shorthanded with the term ‘The Civil War’, but really the conflict goes …
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John Brown’s body
It was 151 years ago today that they hanged John Brown’s body. Time has passed, but his truth keeps marching on. There is an almost endless amount that has been written about him, his meaning, his contradictions, his impact and his legacy. In a review of a 2005 biography of Brown Christopher Hitchens made an …
Hate Groups recruiting new members on the teevee
Well, I suppose that nobody should be surprise that the pro-slavery, pro-treason hate group–The Sons of Confederate Veterans–is actively recruiting new members in light of the Confederate Party take-over of the Republican Party and conservative politics in America. Especially when that take-over is paired with the 150th Anniversary of their treasonous Confederate ancestors launching a …
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It has a familiar ring to it…
So I’m visiting one of my current favorite news aggregating sites and here is how they framed the news for December 1: Washington continues to welcome members of Congress back to the capital. There have been many ad-hoc meetings and opinions exchanged about possible solutions to the present turmoil. It is a fine description for …
147 years ago…
I was reminded this morning by TeacherKen, one of my favorite Diarists over at GOS, that 147 years ago somebody said something that was important. It is worth it today to take a few moments to reflect on Lincoln’s words and the work that remains to be done to perfect our Union. This line: “It …
Something worth reading…
Over at GOS the diarist Old Redneck put up a post, Southern history repeating itself: Descent into madness, that is a fine essay about the South. I enjoyed it and thought that it deserved a shout out. Consider this an open thread. Cheers