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anamnua

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1. Well said

Sun Apr 26, 2020, 06:28 PM

Apr 2020

The 'saintly' General Lee was part of the whole Southern mythos. He also had slaves who attempted to escape whipped with brine poured into their wounds to exacerbate their agony.
A minor query: were the 'paraded' Union troops black, or white, or both?

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The Myth of the Kindly General Lee [View all] marble falls Apr 2020 OP

Well said anamnua Apr 2020 #1

same shit...different century.... dhill926 Apr 2020 #3

Black. He also sanctioned gathering of freed blacks and returning them to South and slavery. marble falls Apr 2020 #5

Lee was not a good person Dem4Life1102 Apr 2020 #2

Oh come on, he was just misunderstood. Boomerproud Apr 2020 #4

"But his heart was in the right place." On the left side of his chest. marble falls Apr 2020 #6

He was just being sarcastic. klook Apr 2020 #17

There were some very fine slaveholders... VladmireTrumpkins Apr 2020 #28

He sure mentioned Christian and Christianity a lot dalton99a Apr 2020 #7

Band aids for the soul or burnt out husk of one. marble falls Apr 2020 #9

Remember when the President said this about Lee: Dr. Strange Apr 2020 #13

There was a racist asshole I_UndergroundPanther Apr 2020 #8

Have you ever noticed - racists just have no sense of irony? marble falls Apr 2020 #10

That is true.. I_UndergroundPanther Apr 2020 #11

FREL and the horse he rode in on. oasis Apr 2020 #12

i seriously doubt anyone rises to the rank of general if they can be described as "kindly" Takket Apr 2020 #14

Wrong. George Henry Thomas was a southerner who fought for the Union. Blue_true Apr 2020 #36

This is fairly educational rpannier Apr 2020 #15

that was great - thanks! rurallib Apr 2020 #18

Excellent post. nt Blue_true Apr 2020 #38

I often wonder how different things would be today if Lincoln had executed Mr.Bill Apr 2020 #16

Lincoln died before the end of the Civil War. Sneederbunk Apr 2020 #20

Lee surrendered to Grant six days before Lincoln died Mr.Bill Apr 2020 #22

It was Johnson who pardoned some 15,000 traitors. It's unclear how Lincoln would have proceeded. malchickiwick Apr 2020 #25

Had I been in power lonely bird Apr 2020 #29

To Africa. nt reACTIONary Apr 2020 #34

Lincoln wanted to seize the assets thucythucy Apr 2020 #32

Arlington Cemetary was Lee's home CatWoman Apr 2020 #19

Yes, they made sure it would never be anyone's home ever again. localroger Apr 2020 #23

It took almost a century to get anything. marble falls Apr 2020 #30

An equivalent act would be to bury the Covid-19 casualties Mr.Bill Apr 2020 #35

Thank you for this post. It is good to remember. c-rational Apr 2020 #21

Lee, accepting his commission after being educated at West Point, SWORE never to take up arms ... malchickiwick Apr 2020 #24

If ya'll don't like Black folk, safeinOhio Apr 2020 #26

An excellent book on the subject of Lee and the myths surrounding him is... Vinnie From Indy Apr 2020 #27

I like what Grant said about Lee in Grant's memoir Cary Apr 2020 #31

Those who forget history ... yadda yadda yadda, right ... marble falls Apr 2020 #33

Stalin murdered more people Cary Apr 2020 #37

OK, when do we reduce the history of Joe to a guy who "knew how to throw a surprise story"? ... marble falls Apr 2020 #39

You are right that Stalin killed more people. Blue_true Apr 2020 #40

Gettysburg Monuments modrepub Apr 2020 #41

Lee was evil. There should be no monuments Progressive dog Apr 2020 #42

The story of Lee's army anamnua Apr 2020 #43

Lee was no angel. Treatment of freed black civilians and POWs make that clear. marble falls Apr 2020 #44

If you grow up in the South, this is the myth you are fed in school. Aristus Apr 2020 #45

You get fed the Robert E, Lee man of honor and values crap up north, too. Did you watch the ... marble falls Apr 2020 #46