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In reply to the discussion: I would like to clear something up about that flag. [View all]Journeyman
(15,031 posts)28. The Confederate Secretary of War was Jewish -- Judah P. Benjamin . . .
A wealthy slave owner, and first Jew elected to the US Senate, Benjamin resigned when South Carolina seceded. He would go on to become, first, the Attorney General, then Secretary of War, and finally Secretary of State for the Confederacy. His most far-reaching decision of the war was to advocate that slaves be freed and armed to fight for the Confederacy.
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Not necessary, you should post. I have an interest in that war as well as I believe
randys1
Jul 2015
#27
Poll: Majority Sees Confederate Flag as Southern Pride Symbol, Not Racist
Comrade Grumpy
Jul 2015
#19