Fun fact - the primary reason for the Virginia retrocession is that abolitionists in Congress were pushing for an end to the slave trade in the District, and Old Town Alexandria had one of the region's largest slave markets and didn't want to see business disrupted
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Replying to @arthur_affect @FieryDarkstar
This, I did know, like many weird things about DC history, it was weird nonsense to preserve racism.
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Replying to @jamari_oneal @FieryDarkstar
The Virginia side of Rt. 1 is still called the fucking Jefferson Davis Highway!
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When I was a DC tour guide there was this Southern lady who gave me shit one day "Why are all these statues of Union generals? Where's General Lee?" "Well, ma'am, Washington DC was the capital of the Union, so after the war they put up honors for the Union leadership"
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*deep breath* "If you cross the river to Alexandria, which was on the Confederate side during the war - a very unique historical situation, with both sides' capitals so close to the border - you'll actually find many Confederate memorials"
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"But why aren't they here? In the capital? This is supposed to be the capital for all Americans, North and South I think not having a memorial for General Lee is very disrespectful"
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*biting my tongue so fucking hard* "Well it's a unique thing, ma'am, for the two sides in a civil war to come together again as they did in our country Feelings are often very bruised after a war, in most countries it would be rare to find memorials to the defeated side at all"
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"However, Arlington House, the former Lee-Custis mansion, although it is also technically over the river in Virginia, sits at the heart of Arlington National Cemetery and is today considered a memorial to General Lee Now THAT is itself a colorful history"
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"You see, during the war, Union General Montgomery Meigs -" "Are we going to see that on this tour?" "No, ma'am, as I said, Arlington National Cemetery is across the river, we have a separate tour -" "Well I think it sends a bad message to have no Confederate memorials in DC"
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Replying to @arthur_affect @FieryDarkstar
Some might say fighing a war to preserve slavery sends a bad message.
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I feel bad at myself for being so conciliatory even though I'd probably have gotten fired if I hadn't
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Replying to @arthur_affect @FieryDarkstar
No, I mean I find it not to be worth it. If you're at that stage of not getting it some "smug" POC mouthing off to you, not knowing their place, isn't going to convince you.
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