150th Anniversary of the Civil War

JoeRedskin · 04-20-2011, 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by CooleyAsCanBe

Interesting discussion, fellas. Here's a great recent NY Times article about the somewhat organic way that slavery became a central issue in the war. It includes an amazing history I had never heard of:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/03/ma...ewanted=1&_r=1

Good stuff. Shows how major events in history can be triggered by the acts of very ordinary people acting as catalysts.

Lotus · 04-25-2011, 07:48 PM

I thought that I should share this: as a worker for a government institution in Mississippi, I had the day off today. The occasion? Confederate Memorial Day.

Hog1 · 04-25-2011, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Lotus

I thought that I should share this: as a worker for a government institution in Mississippi, I had the day off today. The occasion? Confederate Memorial Day.

THAT is awesome...........

04-25-2011, 07:48 PM	#2
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150th Anniversary of the Civil War

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