One of the stumbling blocks that I continue to come up against in researching the 55th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry is in reference to Governor John Andrew. The problem is especially acute given my interest in the pay crisis of 1863-64. Andrew played an important role as an advocate for these men, but I am only [...]
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- Elbert Guillory Gets Right With Lincoln and the Republican Party (23)
- Andy Hall { My point was that I can see how people could easily misunderstand something in the distant past -- just not something they actually lived through. } – Jun 19, 1:05 PM
- Kevin Levin { You can't make this stuff up. Apparently, I completely missed the boat on the significance of Guillory's shift to the Republican Party. http://www.oldvirginiablog.blogspot.com/2013/06/leaving-government-plantation.html I honestly... } – Jun 19, 12:43 PM
- Woodrowfan { so apparently the party's positions on race circa 1860-1890 are more relevant to this gentleman than their positions on race from 1968-today? Next up, someone... } – Jun 19, 11:01 AM
- M.D. Blough { Andy-I was 13 when Goodman, Chaney, and Chaney were murdered. I remember bombings, not only of Black churches but of private homes including MLK and... } – Jun 19, 10:37 AM
- M.D. Blough { LBJ was no saint, but he put his formidable skills behind the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act... } – Jun 19, 10:28 AM
- Kevin Levin { Kevin wants the "old guy" to remember that at Civil War Memory we learn from a wide range of people about how historical memory evolves.... } – Jun 19, 9:10 AM
- Brad { Pat, Maybe we need to distinguish between Northern African Americans and the ones in the South. Obviously, the African Americans who voted (those who could... } – Jun 19, 8:59 AM
- Lyle Smith { Yep, that's a pretty good quote. } – Jun 19, 7:56 AM
- Lyle Smith { What excuse does he need Andy? He's a free man. } – Jun 19, 7:56 AM
- James Harrigan { What is fact today, very well may be different tomorrow. Not so, Bummer. What people believe to be facts may change, but facts themselves are... } – Jun 19, 7:29 AM
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