Lincoln's loss in 1864

[David Lockmiller]

(06-19-2019 09:21 AM)L Verge Wrote:  Much like the Irish, Chinese, Italian, etc. immigrants who were coming to America during the last half of the 19th century and beyond? And, their families may not have been sold down river, but many of the family members had to remain behind in their native countries until the adventurous soul could find work and shelter here and then save enough to pay for passage for them.

David, I work with this subject each and every day, and well over 50% of our visitation is from diverse populations who appreciate that their story is being told and are working through the sad chapters of history. Every ethnic group in world history up to current times has dealt with sad chapters and have moved on - some via political activism and some by war and some by sheer determination to prove their worth.

BTW: In our region, a new initiative to study the history of lynchings has begun.

I see now that the Chinese in Hong Kong are protesting in numbers reported to be a million or more citizens against a takeover by Xi and his goons.

Repression by violence is a common theme throughout history, whether it be lynchings in the South, mass execution in Tiananmen Square, or in 1851 the proposed extinction of the Indian race by California’s first governor, Peter Burnett.

And, there always seem to be plenty of willing participants in such cruel injustices:

California Governor Newsom, in an emotional presentation, recited a published chronicle from the 19th century that listed a tally of Indian deaths, including an account of a white settler who chose to kill children with a revolver instead of a high-caliber shotgun because “it tore them up so bad.”