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6. Hear, hear!

Sat Aug 19, 2017, 02:08 PM

Aug 2017

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to all those who mix in Lee with Jefferson and Washington. [View all] DonCoquixote Aug 2017 OP

Lee did fight against the United States union... defacto7 Aug 2017 #1

and what pray tell does that change? DonCoquixote Aug 2017 #2

What does that change..... defacto7 Aug 2017 #7

not killing or Mercy DonCoquixote Aug 2017 #16

The specifics of this statement.. defacto7 Aug 2017 #18

Love to hear history spelled out. defacto7 Aug 2017 #14

a good quote DonCoquixote Aug 2017 #17

Thanks for posting these historic details.... defacto7 Aug 2017 #13

that can be debated DonCoquixote Aug 2017 #4

I agree with you oberliner Aug 2017 #5

Kind of broad. We can judge Lee because he chose defacto7 Aug 2017 #8

The US revolution delayed the end of slavery Yupster Aug 2017 #9

Your right. But the British empire didn't create defacto7 Aug 2017 #15

"The British empire didn't create a government thucythucy Aug 2017 #26

"The British empire ended slavery long before the USA did." EX500rider Aug 2017 #19

Thirty one years is a long time thucythucy Aug 2017 #27

Most northern US states abolished slavery before the British Empire did oberliner Aug 2017 #23

But then the Fugitive Slave Act thucythucy Aug 2017 #28

As did Andrew Jackson Ex Lurker Aug 2017 #21

Hear, hear! Missn-Hitch Aug 2017 #6

Lee and Washington were both slave owning traitors Nevernose Aug 2017 #12

Going out on a limb here... GulfCoast66 Aug 2017 #22

I will go even further than you did Yupster Aug 2017 #24

Thanks for this post. thucythucy Aug 2017 #29

So, I gather you don't like Lee. That's fine but Yupster Aug 2017 #30

You bring up interesting topics for discussion Yupster Aug 2017 #33

Most of that is Jim Crow, Lost Cause propaganda Nevernose Aug 2017 #32