Check out this short video of a Civil War centennial parade in Jackson, Mississippi in March 1961. There is no shortage of Confederate flags. It certainly is a wonderful example of how these events rallied white communities at the height of the civil rights movement.
There does appear to be two black individuals in the parade, one pushing a wheelbarrow at the 54 second mark, but I am not sure what to make of it.
[Uploaded to YouTube on January 7, 2017]
I’ve got an idea.
Our ancestors started, fought and lost a war a hundred years ago. This war devastated our economy, destroyed our infrastructure, turned our society upside down and cost thousands of lives. Let’s have a parade to celebrate!!!
Yes I have marched behind horses…fun trying to keep in “step”, without “stepping” in IT! We didn’t get the luxury of having anyone picking up before us.
In some cities they just have the horses wear bags on their backside to solve that problem.
Push broom, wheelbarrow. Did you ever march in a parade with horses?
Guess I need to get out more often.
So, what is with the two Black fellers, one with a wheelbarrow?