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Subject: Re: [SAR-TALK] George Washington
Date: Tue, 06 Feb 2007 04:52:40 +0000


Lance--You said it as it should be said--well done-- Best Jim Willis

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> Of course it is wrong to hold another human in slavery. Washington and
> Jefferson, both slave owners, recognized that, but were trapped in the
> economic reality that was the basis of their wealth. Our founding fathers'
> inability to deal with the abolition of slavery in the early days of our
> democracy lead directly to the war between the states, the darkest time of
> our republic. By putting off the issue of slavery a generation, the problem
> had become too large to deal with. There were simply too many slaves in the
> deep south. Although by the time of the civil war the industrial revolution
> was making slavery increasingly unnecessary economically, no one, slave
> owner or abolitionist, was able to conceive of a practical way of dealing
> with the huge number of blacks who would become free if slavery were
> abolished. It was inconceivable that blacks could be freed without removing
> them. There were no models for a racially integrated society. When the
> reality of the slave-free reconstruction era had to be accommodated,
> "separate but equal" became the eventual solution.
> Our grade-school histories have tended to make our founding fathers into
> demi-gods, exaggerating their good qualities and over-looking their
> failings. The best of the revisionists seek to present the founders as
> human beings, people who did great things while being imperfect, as are we
> all.
> I am not descended from Washington, Jefferson, Franklin, etc. My
> revolutionary ancestors were officers and soldiers of the Pennsylvania
> Militia. They were ordinary men who stood up for their beliefs. I take
> pride in their contributions. Our histories need to acknowledge the
> contributions of ordinary people of all ethnic backgrounds and races. To do
> so does not, in my view, detract from the contributions of our heroes. To
> present the heroes as they really were does not vilify them, it only makes
> them more human.
> Lance Barclay
> Erie Chapter
> Pennsylvania Society
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [mailto:]
> On Behalf Of Le Bateman
> Sent: Sunday, February 04, 2007 8:37 PM
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> Subject: Re: [SAR-TALK] George Washington
>
> Comer Vann Woodward is one, Richard Current is another also the author of
> The South and the Sectional Conflict is another Revisionist. I was taught by
>
> Donald B. Dodd Professor of Southern History at Auburn University of
> Montgomery, who was also a revisionist Historian. These Historians today
> are trying to vilify Washington, and the other founding fathers. Make them
> less important than they really are. They maintain that there should not be
>
> a single focus on these, when everyone contributed to the Independence.
> These say that not to bring to light the contribution of minorities is
> racist. You should read the editorials in the Montgomery Advertiser
> attacking Washington, because he owned slaves. Like it was a sin against God
>
> to own slaves. That sin isn't mentioned in the Scriptures.
> Anyway I hope I have helped clear up about The Revisionist Historians. I
> believe Stephanie Bell who is a Member of the State Board of Education could
>
> tell you more about the Revisionist Historians. These Historians are trying
> to rewrite our History, and defame The Father of Our Country. By saying
> there should be a balanced effort to focus more on the contribution of
> others not just the Whites. We need to put the focus back on the Founding
> Fathers. There was a person on Hannity & Colmes or John
> Gibson's show on Fox and he said that the Public Schools were reaching that
> Washington, Jefferson, and Franklins contributions were not as important as
> the minorities. The schools in Montgomery, Alabama are focusing more on the
>
> Civil Rights era. That is all the children want to hear about. Mrs. Bell
> brought this out when she spoke to the Montgomery Chapter. When she visited
> the schools she was shocked that the children did not want to hear about
> the founding fathers, but the Civil Rights movement.
> Le Bateman
> Camp2002
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Williams" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Sunday, February 04, 2007 6:51 PM
> Subject: Re: [SAR-TALK] George Washington
>
>
> Who is the "Revisionist Historian" that you're referring to?
> S. Williams, Brevard Chapter FLSSAR
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:
> [mailto:]On Behalf Of Le Bateman
> Sent: Sunday, February 04, 2007 6:00 PM
> To:
> Subject: [SAR-TALK] George Washington
>
>
> Is there a recent book on George Washington that is not written by a
> Revisionist Historian? Is George Washington "The Christian" a recent book?
> It has a page from his Prayer Journal in it. I hate those Revisionist. I
> had classes at Auburn University of Montgomery under one. My knowledge of
> History intimidated him. I had a number of classmates tell me that. This is
> one reason I got a C + instead of a A+. I turned in enough outside work to
> get more than an A, but he lost it so he claimed.
> What type of Head gear would someone whose uniform was Buckskin wear? Would
> he wear a tricornered hat, or a coon skin one. Would they wear a over coat
> or Frock coat over the Hunting Jacket and pants? Now I have an idea of what
> type of uniform Private James Oates would have worn, so perhaps when I get
> the rest of the information I can have someone make this to join the Richard
> Montgomery Color Guard. Is there any evidence he would have been in the War
> of 1812.
> Le Bateman
> Major-General Richard Montgomery Chapter
> ALSSAR
>
>
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