JWB and Company and Atrocities Against Southern Citizens

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Since the states north of the Mason Dixon Line were spared the horror of invasion and destruction by the enemy -- black flag warfare at its worse -- it was/is probably very difficult to imagine what the South went through and to understand the hostilities that continued for years. Carpetbagger governments and Reconstruction policies didn't help the situation either. And, those in control of the presses (no matter what era) tend to sweep the atrocities under the rug. What's the saying about not understanding someone until you've walked a mile in their shoes?

BTW: The Melville poem uses the term "Beware the people weeping." I hope y'all are aware of the excellent book of that name written about 25-30 years ago by a member of this forum, Dr. Tom Turner.