Jerry D :
Thank you posting that excellent article. It certainly puts it all in perspective...the following quote is especially pertinent :
" In a letter dated January 31, 1864, General W.T. Sherman elaborated on how all Southerners may be treated under these instructions. He wrote: "the Government of the United States has?any and all rights which they may choose to enforce war, to take their lives, their homes, their lands, their every thing?to the petulant and persistent secessionist, why death is mercy, and the quicker he or she is disposed of, the better". Six months later, June 21, 1864, Sherman added Southern white children to that "class of people?who must be killed or banished".
With this official license to kill and destroy, wanton destruction -- including raping, pillaging, plundering, and arson on unprecedented scales -- was unleashed upon Georgia and the Carolinas by General Sherman, upon the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia by General Sheridan and upon the western counties of Missouri by General Ewing. "
As for these groups.. ( NAACP, Black Muslims, Congressional Black Caucus, SNCC, SCLC , ACLU )..all I have heard from them on this 40th anniversary of Dr. King's speech, is how bad things still are. Well, I have news for you. You have come one hell of a long way in 40 years. Don't you think it is time to quit whining, complaining, bitching, and blaming everybody else for your "perceived problems", accept responsibilty, and make everyone's lives better ??
DEO VINDICE
Larry
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