Treason in Defense of Slavery recruitment poster, Floyd County, Virginia, 1862
Treason in Defense of Slavery
This is the grave of John Floyd. Born in 1806 in Blacksburg, Virginia, Floyd grew up in the Virginia elite. His father, also named John, would later be governor and.
This is the grave of George Davis. Born outside of Wilmington, North Carolina in 1820, Davis grew up as part of the slaver elite. His father was a big-time planter.
This is the grave of Waldo Johnson. Born in 1817 in Bridgeport, Virginia (today, West Virginia), Johnson grew up fairly well (especially given this is a pretty poor part of WV) and graduated from Rector College in Virginia in 1839. In fact, his uncle was...
This is the grave of Francis Wardlaw. It is rare that I have little to say on these grave posts. Francis Wardlaw was the author of the South Carolina Ordinance.
This is the grave of Francis Pickens. Born in 1807 (though some claim 1805) in Togadoo, South Carolina, Pickens grew up at the pinnacle of the South Carolina elite slaveholding.
This is the grave of Thomas Bragg. Born in 1810 in Warrenton, North Carolina, Bragg grew up in a slaveholding family, not quite elite, but certainly more than comfortable enough to own humans. He first studied at a military academy in Connecticut and then went...
Well, at least something good happened today. A statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that has represented Virginia in the U.S. Capitol for 111 years has been removed.Virginia Gov..
This is the grave of Jubal Early. Unfortunately born in 1816, one of the worst people in all of American history grew up in the Virginia elite. His father had.
It doesn't really need to be repeated here I suppose. But it is always worth remembering that all the myths about the Confederacy being this anti-capitalist state is trash and a particularly rancid form of garbage that remained quite salient with the anti-capitalist left well...
Ralph Northam's past may be, uh, racially problematic, but he's certainly making up for it now. Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is expected to announce plans Thursday for the removal of.
This is the grave of States Rights Gist. Yes friends, you read that right. This man was named States Rights Gist. See, he was born in 1831 in Union, South.