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A Winner is Jew posted:I've posted this elsewhere but I'll do it again here. Does nobody in this thread have any clue about Sherman? The man liked white southerners and identified with their racial views. He did not burn the South and it's odd to see the thread endorsing Lost Cause history. He is a neat dude but he is not, I repeat, not the guy you want to hold up. Also, though it shouldn't be a surprise at this point, im seeing little awareness concerning current historical thinking about1876. Historians no longer hold this year as reconstructions end. In many ex confederate states the redeemers had already taken over with a mixture of violence and clever political maneuvers. In any case northern public opinion had soured on reconstruction and northern whites began to hold southern blacks with increasing animosity. Anti slavery advocates like the Liberal Republicans were commited to white supremacy in social issues as well as with non government intervention. Even Garrison, a man worth admiration, honestly believed his job ended with emancipation alone. Embarrassingly some of the circuit makers in similar social circles changed their rallying cry of anti slavery into pro imperialism. If we could redeem the nation by removing slavery, they argued, we can enlighten the uncivilized peoples of the world. The white north and white south (together) spat upon the good work done by the radical republicans in the preceding years. It's a little cliche at this point but Blight's "Race and Reunion" goes into how north and south reconciled and removed black roles from the public mindset. Of course the back slide was not instant and black political power continued in the South until the race nadir of the 1890s and onward. On a final note: Im fine with hating the CSA for a wide assortment of reasons. I will join you there. But the "TREASON!" talk is a little creepy. Their rebellion should be despised for its motivations and not the act of rebelling itself.
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