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sophiaserpentia) wrote2010-04-08 12:07 pm
sophiaserpentia) wrote2010-04-08 12:07 pm
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Earlier this week, Governor McDonnell of Virginia announced that April is now "Confederate History Month."
Yesterday he was forced to concede that leaving out any mention of slavery was a "major omission." I don't think he could have made a more blatant admission that Confederate History Month has more to do with white supremacy than "cultural heritage."
I wonder if there will also be any attention given to the fact that many Virginians were so opposed to joining the Confederacy that they broke off and formed their own state.
Yesterday he was forced to concede that leaving out any mention of slavery was a "major omission." I don't think he could have made a more blatant admission that Confederate History Month has more to do with white supremacy than "cultural heritage."
I wonder if there will also be any attention given to the fact that many Virginians were so opposed to joining the Confederacy that they broke off and formed their own state.