Very true. And much of that history is being rewritten with continuous bias against anyone deemed of committing a politically incorrect crime. This is also accomplihed by distortng the use of commonly used words or phrases, such as we refer to here. The distortion being made to paint the non-PC in the most unfavorable light.
Those on the left, who distort words purposefully for their own biases against anyone who disagrees with their leanings, also succeed in distorting history. Which if distorted enough, will begin to serve as nothing more then propaganda for a cause.
Referring to some isolated incidents of kidnapping of Blacks as a "pogrom" of the Confederacy, is an absurd distortion of the word. This is confirmed by the dictionary reference I cited and by the common usuage of the word.
Would you refer to Sherman's March as a pogrom of the Union, against Georgia?
Agreed. Here is a selection of definitions of "pogrom" from various online dictionaries:
an act of organized cruelty or killing which is done to a large group of people because of their race or religion:
organized massacre (originally of Jews in Russia)
organized persecution of an ethnic group (especially Jews)
a systematic persecution or slaughter of an ethnic or religious group, esp. of Jews.
An organized, often officially encouraged massacre or persecution of a minority group, especially one conducted against Jews
wholesale massacre of a class or race, especially of Jews in Russia.
It would seem that the author of the article used a valid, but secondary, meaning of the word in a loaded manner.
Referring to some isolated incidents of kidnapping of Blacks as a "pogrom" of the Confederacy, is an absurd distortion of the word.
Opinionated and loaded, yes. Absurd distortion? Methinks in your zeal to see the glory in what was Dixie, you veer close to dismissing an atrocity as a mere "isolated incident".
Would you refer to Sherman's March as a pogrom of the Union, against Georgia?
I'd probably refer to it as the 19th c. version of carpet bombing. War at its most brutal. But it was not directed at a particular religious or ethnic minority. It was directed at destroying the South's ability to sustain its military actions.