Our company flew her and I as well as several other employee's into Atlanta for a week long school. She was taken aback at the rude treatment she got several times when her last name was known. It was explained to her the significance of her name in the Georgia region. Some folks just don't forget no matter what.
From what I have read Vicksburg didn't start to celebrate July 4th till the 1940’s
Small-minded people tend to hold grudges.