Tell that to the black kids in my classes, or the skinheads who live up the street.
you should assign them to read BLACKS IN BLUE & GRAY by Professor H R Blackerby of Tuskeegee University. it will open their eyes to the REAL CSA and our war against northern TYRANNY. you might also tell them: "History is FICTION, popularly agreed on by tyrants & conquerers"- Thomas Jefferson, 1803.
the military forces of the CSA included over 100,000 free BLACK soldiers,sailors & marines. slaves could NOT serve as soldiers, as they could not take the oath of enlistment, though some slaves served the TRUE CAUSE bravely as "body servants"!
the late/great professor arnold toynbee of oxford univ. said: "Almost by accident, the Confederate States created the first modern racially & religiously desegregated army. In time of war there is no time for riducilous restrictions like skin tone, when one is seeking valiant freedom fighters".
toynbee spoke the TRUTH!
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