The only thing that would have been better is if they got Daniel-Day Lewis to play the role.
“How About You and I Form a More Perfect Union”
Searching for Black Confederates: The Civil War’s Most Persistent Myth
“Levin’s study is the first of its kind to blueprint and then debunk the mythology of enslaved African Americans who allegedly served voluntarily in behalf of the Confederacy.”–Journal of Southern History
“Who wants to touch my beard?”
Yeah, it doesn’t work as a pickup line for me, either.