[nikos1121]

I moved to Georgia from Chicago around 7 years ago. I repeatedly ask my staff, who are born and raised in the South, to tell me what the know about the civil war. Here are some of the responses, (I swear to God.)

Tell me who these people are

1. Robert E. Lee

“I think he was one of the soldiers in the civil. Don’t know which side he faught on.”

2. Who was the General at the end of the war for the North?

“Not one person knew.”

3. What Union General burned down Atlanta?

“Not one person knew. One person said, Lee.”

[Ingtar]

What? No one knew that Hood burned Atlanta trying to keep military supplies from Sherman? :)

[wardaddy]

You asked the wrong folks

Atlanfrica is kept afloat by north Atlanta and the burbs

[BlueLancer]

"3. What Union General burned down Atlanta?

“Not one person knew. One person said, Lee.”

Well, in a manner of speaking, he was almost correct. If the question had simply been "Which General was responsible for the burning of Atlanta?", the answer would have been, obviously, "General John Bell Hood".

[Teacher317]

Did you ask any of them why they support or oppose the presence of the Confederate battle flag or other Confederate monuments? That might be a bit more important to revealing modern motivations than factual knowledge of names from 150 years ago.

(I'm also thinking that you need to look into hiring new staff. You aren't getting competent employees, for some reason.)

[Theodore R.]

Well of course the American people don’t know any history and haven’t for decades.