As a resident of North Carolina, I can heartily attest to the facts in this article. "Down here", they also refute the term "Civil War" (because that might accurately give the issue a flavor of CIVIL RIGHTS!), and refer to it as the "War Between the States" (a phrase which seems to be a little scrap on a primary school playground...ever so much more 'demure'!) My experience is that there are tens of thousands of "pretenders", who graciously assert "Why, honey, I am not biased at all!) However, due to my proclivity and skill in observation, I so enjoy "watching people watch people", for that really tells the story. I recall watching a school cafeteria worker watch the "you people" kids in the lunch line. While she would smile and gush about her lack of bias, her face was scrunched up in a tightened and somewhat cruel affect when she thought no one was looking. I found it shocking (and nothing much shocks me any more!) to observe how lowly she valued these elementary kids! To add that her hubs was a known member of the KKK would have been unnecessary to this story, because her acrimony for anyone unlike her was etched into her face, following decades of hatred.
On a trip through the South, Civil War culture is presented as "authentic." They just leave out the slavery part.....
On a trip through the South, Civil War culture is presented as "authentic." They just leave out the slavery part.....
