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MAJ James Woods
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They are more than welcome to establish a monument for Blacks that served under the Confederate flag as slaves, servants, and forced indoctrination but as long as it's at a museum, historical site, or battlefield and it tells the truth. It's not like volunteer Blacks/freed slaves that served in the Union Army was treated fairly, equally, and with respect either; nor were welcomed with open arms by most Union leaders. What matters is the history taught with the monument being based on actual facts.
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MSgt Michael Bischoff
MSgt Michael Bischoff
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Only if they state that fact why these people fought "for" the confederacy.

https://blavity.com/south-carolina-lawmakers-propose-monument-honoring-black-confederate-soldiers
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Maj William W. 'Bill' Price
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Edited 8 y ago
Not sure who the idiots that you refer to are, MSgt Neil Greenfield. If they include the lawmakers, there are numerous pensions awarded to black soldiers in each of the then Confederate States (the best records are in Tennessee). If they include the author of the article and his so-called expert, I agree with you.
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MSgt Neil Greenfield
MSgt Neil Greenfield
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And for a more nuanced response, see the following link:
https://www.civilwar.org/learn/articles/black-confederates
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Maj William W. 'Bill' Price
Maj William W. 'Bill' Price
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I've read the article. It ignores the state records that I refer to. I'll leave you to ponder why that is.
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Maj William W. 'Bill' Price
Maj William W. 'Bill' Price
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MSgt Steve Sweeney Not championing a "modern black Confederate narrative." Just asking questions and pointing out facts. I'm familiar with the article you cite. That still doesn't undo the fact that Black American Men were held as POWs. Not my call, nor yours. Black American Men were awarded pensions for their service. Again, that decision belongs to another time. The same American Men that made decisions to serve or to grant pensions also chose to bind the wounds and heal our country. I don't think we should undo or negate their choices, or view those choices through a modern lens. That isn't history. That, in my opinion, is the true "modern black Confederate narrative." I reject it.
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SPC Kevin Ford
SPC Kevin Ford
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Maj William W. 'Bill' Price - The narrative certainly matters. The existence of such pensions only acknowledges that black people fought for the south. However, it appears they did so under bondage as slaves and were awarded pensions after they were free due to the South’s loss. So if a monument wants to acknowledge black people being forced to fight and die for the South much like child soldiers in Sudan, great. If the monument wants to show how free black people flocked to the cause of the South, we don’t really have any evidence of that.
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MSgt Michael Bischoff
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Edited 8 y ago
You can't help fix stupid when the states own legislatures tries right a history that never happened. Sure slave fought but not for South Carolina.
Remember also most the "slaves" that fought were not paid the money went to their "owners" for the use of the slaves.
Sometimes they even volunteered so they would be fed and clothed.
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Maj William W. 'Bill' Price
Maj William W. 'Bill' Price
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Happy New Year, MSgt Michael Bischoff. Good to hear from you.
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MSgt Michael Bischoff
MSgt Michael Bischoff
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Maj William W. 'Bill' Price - Happy New Year , Hope all is well.
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MSgt Michael Bischoff
MSgt Michael Bischoff
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MSgt Kurt S. - They "jews" as the slave s did not fight to preserve a way of life they did it to preserve their own.
These slave only knew one thing aand a way of life and were afraid of the change that would happen. How many thousands of stories like this can you find, such a sweet relationship between master and slave. They now call it "Stockholm Syndrme".
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