Sunday, March 13, 2011

The Other Side

Tonight I enjoyed dinner with a woman who spoke passionately about the ongoing suffering infected on the south in the aftermath of the Civil War.

Years ago I was taught that the secret of the Civil War was that the south with its ongoing political clout and large numbers of military facilities actually won the conflict.

This woman painted a different picture. One item: Her family can not sell land that they have owned for generations due to reconstruction era rules that would essentially still confiscate any proceeds. And it's only been 150 years.
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