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Blacks, Jews Fight on Side of the South
The Washington Times ^
| June 15, 2002
| Thomas C. Mandes
Posted on 06/15/2002 10:01:26 AM PDT by Ligeia
Edited on 07/12/2004 3:54:43 PM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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The term "Johnny Reb" evokes an image of a white soldier, Anglo-Saxon and Protestant and from an agrarian background. Many Southern soldiers, however, did not fit this mold. A number of ethnic backgrounds were represented during the conflict.
For example, thousands of black Americans fought as Johnny Rebs. Dr. Lewis Steiner of the U.S. Sanitary Commission observed that while the Confederate army marched through Maryland during the 1862 Sharpsburg (Antietam) campaign, "over 3,000 negroes had arms, rifles, muskets, sabers, bowie knives, dirks, etc. And were manifestly an integral portion of the Southern Confederate Army."
(Excerpt) Read more at washtimes.com ...
TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; US: Alabama; US: Arkansas; US: Florida; US: Georgia; US: Louisiana; US: Mississippi; US: North Carolina; US: South Carolina; US: Tennessee; US: Texas; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: blacks; confederate; dixielist; jews
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posted on
06/15/2002 10:01:26 AM PDT
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Ligeia
To: *Dixie_list
Dixie ping
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posted on
06/15/2002 10:02:18 AM PDT
by
Ligeia
To: rdb3; Khepera; elwoodp; MAKnight; South40; condolinda; mafree; Trueblackman; FRlurker...
Black conservative pingIf you want on (or off) of my black conservative ping list, please let me know via FREEPmail. (And no, you don't have to be black to be on the list!)
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posted on
06/15/2002 10:02:34 AM PDT
by
mhking
To: mhking; stainlessbanner; billbears
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posted on
06/15/2002 10:15:23 AM PDT
by
rdb3
To: mhking
Thanks for the ping. :^) I don't mean to beat a dead horse here...merely pointing out a few facts for the unbelievers.
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posted on
06/15/2002 10:15:54 AM PDT
by
Ligeia
To: rdb3
What would your Mama and Daddy say if they knew you'd posted that?
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posted on
06/15/2002 10:17:07 AM PDT
by
Ligeia
To: Ligeia
What would your Mama and Daddy say if they knew you'd posted that?
My mother has said that a piece of cloth does not offend her. My father (rdb2) is a Fred Sanford-type dirty old man chasing young women around a tree (knowing he can't do a thing with them if he catches 'em).
In other words, it's not an issue.
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posted on
06/15/2002 10:21:30 AM PDT
by
rdb3
To: rdb3
It's not an issue for your family as I would guess it's not an issue for most American families. Not what the NAACP or the Morris Dees crowd would have the rest of us believe.
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posted on
06/15/2002 10:30:54 AM PDT
by
Ligeia
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posted on
06/15/2002 10:33:29 AM PDT
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Mo1
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To: Ligeia;TomServo;billbears;aomagrat;stainlessbanner;wafflehouse;archy;Moose4;Ligeia;CWRWinger...
Dixie ping!
To: shuckmaster
Thanks for the ping, shuckmaster.
Comment #13 Removed by Moderator
To: rdb3
Heritage is not hate bump, Brother.
To: Ligeia
Thank you for the history. I am a Sandlapper and anything historic relating to this part of the country is like Candy at Christmas. Thank you for the post.
Baruch was and is still considered by some to be one of the finest finacial minds that has come along.
To: Ligeia
thanks for the interesting article.
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posted on
06/15/2002 12:22:38 PM PDT
by
Dante3
To: Ligeia
Excellent article! thank you!
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posted on
06/15/2002 12:57:30 PM PDT
by
goodieD
To: Ligeia; rdb3
Good article, ma'am. Thanks for posting it.
RD, thanks for the graphic.
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posted on
06/15/2002 1:19:51 PM PDT
by
Twodees
To: Ligeia
Interesting article, thanks for posting it.
}:-)4
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posted on
06/15/2002 1:56:13 PM PDT
by
Moose4
To: Ligeia
Southern Heritage Bump
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posted on
06/15/2002 2:24:37 PM PDT
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aomagrat
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