"Of course, I am not a Southerner and I wasn't suggesting you were lying about the names of the flags."
Didn't mean to imply that you thought that. But, growing up in the South, you learn about them.
And what you learn is not necessarily true. Sometimes not even close.
I gather things have changed, but for the longest time, the history that was taught in different parts of the country was different. Usually it was just emphasis on the parts with regional significance. But the Civil War, events leading up to it and what followed was totally different.
"I am not sure that its all "a pack of lies" but its true that details like the Stainless Banner are not taught to northern children at least when I was going through school."
American history, as taught in public schools, is more myth than real. Oh, the basic facts are true, but the context they are put in is often misleading and important facts are often left out.
Like that slavery wasn't restricted to the South. Or that blacks didn't have the right to vote in much of the country until the 15th amendment.
The Old South wasn't a piece of cake for anyone but the wealthy. There wasn't much of a middle class and most whites were poor. Really, really poor. And uneducated, with little chance of getting any education. They don't teach those details in school. That was one the the Radical Republicans did well on, mandating public schools. They messed up a lot of things, though. Trying to force a single party system was one of the worst. Because the South went single party and got used to it. |
