3
3
0
The United Confederate Veterans Association was established in 1889 as a benevolent,
historical, social, and literary association. It was active from 1889 to the mid 1940s. Its mission
was to "unite in a general federation all associations of Confederate veterans, soldiers and
sailors, now in existence or hereafter to be formed; to gather authentic data for an impartial
history of the war between the States; to preserve relics or mementos of the same; to cherish the
ties of friendship that should exist among men who have shared common dangers, common
sufferings and privations; to care for the disabled and extend a helping hand to the needy; to
protect the widows and the orphans, and to make and preserve a record of the services of every
member, and as far as possible of those of our comrades who have preceded us in eternity"
historical, social, and literary association. It was active from 1889 to the mid 1940s. Its mission
was to "unite in a general federation all associations of Confederate veterans, soldiers and
sailors, now in existence or hereafter to be formed; to gather authentic data for an impartial
history of the war between the States; to preserve relics or mementos of the same; to cherish the
ties of friendship that should exist among men who have shared common dangers, common
sufferings and privations; to care for the disabled and extend a helping hand to the needy; to
protect the widows and the orphans, and to make and preserve a record of the services of every
member, and as far as possible of those of our comrades who have preceded us in eternity"
1357.pdf
Posted from lib.lsu.edu
American History
Military History
Civil War
Posted 4 y ago
Responses: 4
0
0
0
SSG,
What role did the United Confederate Veterans Association play in the promulgation and perpetuation of "Jim Crow?" I not familiar with UCVA but I am willing to venture that it was another bastion of Southern institutional racism. In addition, I am also speculating that the members of UCVA obstructed the implementation of Reconstruction as private citizens and later supported the KKK in terrorizing the African American Community. The unpalatable truths of slavery that believers in "The Lost Cause" myth betrays how morally obtuse their interpretation of the causes of the Civil War is. Frederick Douglas would have been lynched if he had resided in the deep South for his radical condemnation of the post-Confederate mentality. I also suppose that Robert E. Lee was idolatrized by the UCVA although his warmongering strategy led to thousands of additional Confederate and Union dead by his refusal to surrender after his defeat at Gettysburg. Lee's determination to preserve the Confederacy completely ignored how brutal and onerous slavery was and tarnishes his brilliant military proficiency. Finally, the conflict between Southern patriotism and Southern racism has been not been definitively resolved both historically and morally and will remain firmly embedded in the tapestry of national memory. SPC Benjamin
What role did the United Confederate Veterans Association play in the promulgation and perpetuation of "Jim Crow?" I not familiar with UCVA but I am willing to venture that it was another bastion of Southern institutional racism. In addition, I am also speculating that the members of UCVA obstructed the implementation of Reconstruction as private citizens and later supported the KKK in terrorizing the African American Community. The unpalatable truths of slavery that believers in "The Lost Cause" myth betrays how morally obtuse their interpretation of the causes of the Civil War is. Frederick Douglas would have been lynched if he had resided in the deep South for his radical condemnation of the post-Confederate mentality. I also suppose that Robert E. Lee was idolatrized by the UCVA although his warmongering strategy led to thousands of additional Confederate and Union dead by his refusal to surrender after his defeat at Gettysburg. Lee's determination to preserve the Confederacy completely ignored how brutal and onerous slavery was and tarnishes his brilliant military proficiency. Finally, the conflict between Southern patriotism and Southern racism has been not been definitively resolved both historically and morally and will remain firmly embedded in the tapestry of national memory. SPC Benjamin
(0)
(0)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Read This Next
Continue with Facebook 
Continue with Google