In our continuing celebration of black Confederate patriots during Black History Month, I thought that the following article might be of interest. All credit for what follows belongs to Dr. Vernon R. Padgett of the SCV's California Division.
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Twelve Reasons We Don't Believe in Black Confederates
By Vernon R. Padgett, Ph.D.
Many people reject the evidence that thousands of the South's 3,880,000 blacks, both free men and slaves, labored and fought, willingly, for the Southern Confederacy.
Why do they not believe, given the many accounts in the Official Records, contemporary newspaper reports, photographs, pension application records, and recollections of black Southerners? Here are 11 explanations.
1. It may force us to change what we believe.
2. It is not what most others believe.
3. It might contradict a prejudice.
4. It complicates our simple stereotype of blacks vs. whites as separate groups.
5. How do we now teach Civil War history in 10 minutes?
6. It complicates the simple portrayal of the North as Good driving out the “Wicked Southern Slave master.”
7. It weakens support for the claim that the War was About Slavery
8. Many whites disbelieve that there were black Confederates because of "White Guilt."
9. It is inconsistent with the culture of Victimhood.
10. It brings up the annoying question: Why did blacks fight?
11. It brings up another annoying question: Why did anyone fight for the North?
12. We want to believe The War was about slavery (because we need a reason that can justify & balance out the deaths of 600,000 Americans in The War.)
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You can learn more by clicking the following link to read detailed analysis for each of the points Dr. Padgett presents: [TWELVE REASONS WE DON'T BELIEVE IN BLACK CONFEDERATES]
DEO VINDICE!
- Jonathan McCleese
Sergeant-at-Arms, SCV Camp #1321
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