I have a quote I’ve carried with me since before I started teaching. It’s posted in the front of my classroom, and it centers my values in regards to the American story…
“...and the lovely insanity of a bunch of rich, white guys founding a country on the idea that everyone had equal rights, even if they didn't really believe it. In the beginning were the words and the words were so damn good we're stuck forever after trying to make something of them.”
Well written column on this issue. However the battle flag is not the "Stars and Bars" of the CSA. The first national flag of the CS is the flag as it had 7 (later 11) stars on a blue field and 3 bars. A common mistake for one who is not a historian of the period. I do enjoy your postings.
Wonderful post, thank you. Also, if you thought Gettysburg was bad, then Turner's vanity piece, Gods and Generals (2003), has to be one of the worst movies of all time. A friend walked out half way through and said, "this bites." Also, this coming Sunday is April 16th, for Joy Luck Club - just a typo I assume.
I have a quote I’ve carried with me since before I started teaching. It’s posted in the front of my classroom, and it centers my values in regards to the American story…
“...and the lovely insanity of a bunch of rich, white guys founding a country on the idea that everyone had equal rights, even if they didn't really believe it. In the beginning were the words and the words were so damn good we're stuck forever after trying to make something of them.”
- Jeanne @ http://bodyandsoul.typepad.com/ (6/3/04)
Well written column on this issue. However the battle flag is not the "Stars and Bars" of the CSA. The first national flag of the CS is the flag as it had 7 (later 11) stars on a blue field and 3 bars. A common mistake for one who is not a historian of the period. I do enjoy your postings.
Thanks! I edited it a bit to reflect your point. :)
A blog post I wrote before the days of Substack. https://southinpopculture.com/2014/09/15/the-general-lee-commercial-an-iconic-car-is-missing-its-battle-flag-but-is-anyone-fooled/
Hi, Dr. Cox! Thank you for *No Common Ground* and *Dixie’s Daughters*. The United Daughters of the Confederacy have a great deal to answer for.
Wonderful post, thank you. Also, if you thought Gettysburg was bad, then Turner's vanity piece, Gods and Generals (2003), has to be one of the worst movies of all time. A friend walked out half way through and said, "this bites." Also, this coming Sunday is April 16th, for Joy Luck Club - just a typo I assume.
Thanks. I can't even bear to watch Gods and Generals. And yep, typo. I finished writing this well past midnight.