[SoCal Pubbie]

It was widely reported at the time. Of course newspaper articles are no good. Unless they support the Neo-Confederate position.

https://www.loc.gov/resource/rbpe.24402000/?st=text

[PeaRidge]

Wide reporting is not confirmation.

[DoodleDawg]

It was widely reported at the time. Of course newspaper articles are no good. Unless they support the Neo-Confederate position.

The link you provided was to Stephens' address to the Georgia Secession Convention and not the Cornerstone speech. Are you saying that speech was incorrectly reported too?

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