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Sons of Confederate Veterans fight to get book in library
The State ^
| November 21, 2001
| (AP)
Posted on 11/21/2001 6:06:07 AM PST by aomagrat
SUMMERVILLE (AP) (--) The Dorchester County Library Board is on the front lines of a fight to put a book refuting current history written about the Civil War on its shelves.
"The South Was Right!," written by Sons of Confederate Veterans members and brothers James Ronald Kennedy and Walter Donald Kennedy of Louisiana, states the Confederacy had the right to be a free nation and most of what is taught in this country is false and misleading.
A crowd of about 50 people, mostly members of the Sons of Confederate Veterans in St. George and Moncks Corner, pleaded for the board to approve the book Tuesday night.
Library director Mickey Prim is reviewing the book and is expected to make a recommendation to the board in about two or three weeks.
St. George resident Laren Clark said she tried six months ago to donate the book the county library but was told the title was too inflammatory.
"There is no reason for this book to not be in the library," said St. George resident Charles Moorer.
But board chairman Jim Neil asked the group if upon approval, there would be any objection to it being placed at the Summerville branch instead of the main library in St. George because of a space shortage.
Several audience members offered to supply shelves.
TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: dixie; dixielist; library; scv
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St. George resident Laren Clark said she tried six months ago to donate the book the county library but was told the title was too inflammatory.The "tolerance" of the left strikes again.
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posted on
11/21/2001 6:06:07 AM PST
by
aomagrat
To: shuckmaster
FYI, and can you bump this with your bump list?
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posted on
11/21/2001 6:08:10 AM PST
by
aomagrat
To: aomagrat
Good luck to the ST.George Patriots that want truth available to their children.
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posted on
11/21/2001 6:10:42 AM PST
by
Marobe
To: aomagrat
Bump!!!
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posted on
11/21/2001 6:11:29 AM PST
by
TomServo
To: *dixie_list
?
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posted on
11/21/2001 6:24:56 AM PST
by
Khepera
To: aomagrat
BUMP! Great post for a GREAT book. It should be in all public libraries.
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posted on
11/21/2001 6:25:11 AM PST
by
Jasper
To: aomagrat
She should call HK Edgerton, he'll make them put it on the shelves!!!! BTW: I have a copy of the book and it's not what the liberals think, it tells the South's side of the story with no apologies (very refreshing)and exposes some common misconceptions about Dixie. I recommend it highly to Civil War buffs, history enthusiasts or anyone who wants to learn about both sides of the conflict without PC interferance.
To: aomagrat
I wonder if this will make the ALA's banned book list.
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posted on
11/21/2001 6:37:11 AM PST
by
AppyPappy
To: TwoBit; WhowasGustavusFox; winin2000; aomagrat; sheltonmac; billbears; bluecollarman; JMJ333...
bump
To: aomagrat
too inflammatory....I'm sure they don't have any black power books, conspiracy theory books, atheist books, porn books (disguised as art). That's inflamatory.
Tell the @sshole running the show that he is livin' off taxpayer funds and they want that book on the shelf! Nobody put him in charge of censorship.
To: aomagrat
If the Lieberry has the National Enquirer then this erudite tome should be included. But it has to be put in the Fiction-Fantasy section.
To: aomagrat
Amen brother!
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11/21/2001 6:55:40 AM PST
by
Colt .45
To: aomagrat
If they put it in the fiction section there wouldn't be a problem.
To: PeaRidge; goodieD; HELLRAISER II; margie; NovemberCharlie; BlackbirdSST; from occupied ga...
To: aomagrat
Here are some additional books...
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posted on
11/21/2001 7:04:57 AM PST
by
TomServo
To: shuckmaster
It's already in my local library & was put there with no fanfare or media coverage whatsoever.
To: justshutupandtakeit
Would that be right next to "lincoln's interpretations on the Constitution"? You could start a whole section just from lincoln. More delusional writing by lincoln could include
"How I saved the Union"
"Habeas what?"
"Things I learned about Republics while reading by candle light in my log cabin"
"A horse, a horse, EMPIRE for a horse"(the dead horse at Sumter)
"It REALLY was over slavery,REALLY!!"
"How the slaves(and all free blacks that I got to go) enjoyed Liberia"
"My foray into Military Tribunals"
"How to take $2,000,000 from the Treasury without getting caught" cowritten with Chief Justice Chase
To: shuckmaster; stainlessbanner
There is no reason for it to not be on the shelves, but in actuality they have come up with one, it's called Bigotry. Ya'll be fair to the minorities, ya'll don't have no rights no more. What a crock, this library Administrators need a good swift kick in their Racist @ss!
To: justshutupandtakeit
I guess you've never heard of the Right to Freedom of speech.
To: aomagrat
Bump for Union, progress and freedom.
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