Today is the 200th birthday of Jefferson Davis, which is being celebrated in areas of the South; Alabama in particular. The state government in Mongomery has declared Davis’s birthday an official state holiday. The Sons of Confederate Veterans are planing to hold various ceremonies celebrating the event on June 14.
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Jefferson Davis’s Birthday as an Official Holiday
Posted in Civil War Memory, Jefferson Davis, The South on June 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Commericals from the Confederate States of America
Posted in Civil War, Civil War Memory, Counterfactual, Race in America, Slavery, The South on May 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
These commercials are from the film The Confederate States of America, which is a movie that tackles this question: what may have happened if the Confederacy won the civil war? It is an interesting film and would recommend it for anyone interested in the Civil War.
The Shackle:
Passing:
Runaway:
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Lee’s Slave Hunters.
Posted in Civil War, Gettysburg, Race in America, Slavery, The South on April 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I have just come across a Ted Alexander’s 2001 North and South article entitled “A Regular Slave Hunt.” This article highlights a sad and little known aspect of Lee’s Gettysburg campaign. Alexander wrote that in June and July 1863 Confederate forces rounded up hundreds of free blacks and escaped slaves throughout southern Pennsylvania.
Alexander has provided [...]
Bugs Bunny does the Civil War.
Posted in Civil War, Civil War Memory, The South on March 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I found this video on the Civil Warriors blog and I thought it was a great example of how the Civil War is remembered. So, enjoy
That other 200th birthday…Jefferson Davis
Posted in Civil War Memory, Jefferson Davis, The South on February 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
All the hoopla surrounding the 200th birthday of Abraham Lincoln has led some to ask how should we, as a society, remember the 200th birthday of his Confederate counterpart, Jefferson Davis (1808-1889). A recent AP story reported on the struggles encountered by the Confederate president’s descendents in their attempt to comemorate his legacy. (read [...]
