JWB and Company and Atrocities Against Southern Citizens
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05-09-2014, 02:55 PM
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RE: JWB and Company and Atrocities Against Southern Citizens
(05-09-2014 01:33 PM)BettyO Wrote: Was Powell influenced by these atrocities in his attack on Seward? We'll probably never know, but it's not too difficult to speculate. I can't help but think that if he wasn't influenced by them, he certainly was hardened by them. I don't think Booth saw much of the South towards the end of the war, but his sister did say that she felt if he started to come unhinged, it was after the fall of Richmond. "There are few subjects that ignite more casual, uninformed bigotry and condescension from elites in this nation more than Dixie - Jonah Goldberg" |
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