Those of us who are native to Dixie find nothing unusual about this story. Its only the politically correct crowd that will tell us this isnt possible or that Ike was forced to follow his master and friend.
Southern history is a wonderful thing when told honestly. We dont get that very often.
Slaves had to do what their masters told them to do under the threat of punishment or sale- do you really think Ike could have said "No, I rather stay behind" without consequences?
The fact that a MS newspaper published the story indicates that even Mississippians would find it newsworthy.
David has a big rebel flag hanging in the back window of his pickup and loves to see the shocked expressions on bystanders faces when they see him driving around town.
“Southern history is a wonderful thing when told honestly. We dont get that very often.”
No kidding. Try telling a Yankee that the War was fought principally for economic reasons and they throw a hissy fit, as it contradicts the pap they were taught in school about the War being first and foremost about freeing the slaves. Funny that they never admit that slavery was abolished AFTER the War, and only then with the passage of the 13th Amendment. Funny, too, that they were never taught the truth about (or they conveniently forget) Lincoln’s so-called Emancipation Proclamation, which in fact freed no one.
Southern history is a wonderful thing when told honestly. We dont get that very often.
There were many more white southerners who fought for the Union than there were black southerners who fought for the Confederacy, but that fact is not well known either.
“Southern history is a wonderful thing when told honestly. We dont get that very often”
Ain’t that the truth.
> Its only the politically correct crowd that will tell us this isnt possible or that Ike was forced to follow his master and friend.
Here’s another tidbit that the political correctionists will never acknowledge:
The 1st Louisiana Native Guard was an all black Confederate Infantry Regiment. There was also an all black Union Infantry Regiment called the 1st Louisiana Native Guard. They were separate military units with the same name. Like the 54th Massachusetts that was featured in the film “Glory”, both black Union Regiments had all white officers. The black Confederate regiments were unique in that they almost always had all black officers.
Do you really think he had a choice?
Most history is wonderful and messy when told honestly. People prefer nice neat stories.