Mike Palij wrote: > > A quick search of the internet shows that there are several books that > allege to be historical research and to provide public records in support > of the contention that African-Americans served in the Confederate army. >
And what would be demonstrated even if it were true? That men who had known nothing but slavery their entire lives could be bullied and threatened into military service? That men who had no education and no sources of information apart from what their "masters" told them could be persuaded by tendentious fictions about the intentions of northern soldiers (They will rape your wives! They will steal you children!) or even distorted truths (They will burn the farm and you will starve in the winter!) Honestly, now, how desperate must one be to think that the simple "fact" (if it be so) of a few Black soldiers in the Confederate Army will convince people that... what? ... slavery was a good thing and should have been retained? Chris -- Christopher D. Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 Canada 416-736-2100 ex. 66164 [email protected] http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ ========================== --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=5836 or send a blank email to leave-5836-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
