A history textbook distributed to fourth-graders in Virginia last month asserts that "thousands of African-Americans fought for the South during the Civil War." Not surprisingly, this claim is rejected by Civil War historians. The author, Joy Masoff, says she found the information "primarily through internet research."
Her defense? "I am a fairly respected writer." Well, that should do it, shouldn't it? http://www.concordmonitor.com/article/221106/critics-say-grade-school-text-downplays-slavery A group called "Sons of Confederate Veterans" is the apparent source of this startling information. If you check out this site, be sure to turn your speaker *down *- a "soldier" comes on your screen and the volume is very loud. http://www.scv.org/ I don't know if others recall that last spring, Virginia's governor, Robert McDonnell, introduced "Confederate History Month" in Virginia without managing to mention the rôle of slavery in the Civil War, as mentioned in the story. Beth Benoit Granite State College Plymouth State University New Hampshire --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=5822 or send a blank email to leave-5822-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
