For the next meeting we will return to election issues, this time focusing on criminal justice. We will try something different. Instead of a collection video, we will show a full one hour program from HBO, VICE Special Report: Fixing The System. We will break it up into 20 minute segments and have a discussion after each segment. See you at the meeting.
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Stu Gains, a personal friend was getting involved in the controversy about renaming Robert E Lee High School in Virginia. He asked me for a rhyme, and this is what I sent him. I send it to you because we had discussions on the subject.
ReplyDeleteNot All Southerners Were Pro Slavery
- Some Of Them Were Slaves
Lee was a brilliant officer. So was Erwin Rommel. Hitler was quite smart! Those are the facts.
But we raise no memorials for our defeated enemies, no matter what their acts.
Where is the Statue for Benedict Arnold? He was once one of us, a great General too.
But he wore another's uniform, led the opposition, any chance he had, he blew!
Though he may personally have abhored the slavery, and southern state cecession as well.
To many he can be no hero, no icon. That my friends is so very hard to sell!
Keep him in your history stories, for what was true, is true. But many southerners were slaves,
You must find more common ground, including us all, so our history gets some well earned raves.
Very good, Al
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