1/Taking down Confederate statues is nice, but what's more important is changing the way we educate young Americans about the Civil War.
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6/Also, teach more about black troops' contribution to the Union war effort. That's key because it motivated the govt. to end slavery.
7/Mention Southern atrocities during the war. This was not a friendly sporting match: http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/fort-pillow-massacre …
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8/Teach kids more about the quasi-totalitarian society the South built before the war to keep slavery safe: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slave_patrol …
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9/Teach more about how the Fugitive Slave Laws let Southern gangs violently raid Northern towns:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fugitive_Slave_Act_of_1850 …
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Andersonville- another Confed. atrocity glossed over in school. 13,000+ prisoners of war died from vile treatment. http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/andersonville …
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