Civil-War-Echoes-Bob Davis Podcast 968
Civil War Echoes In North Carolina
First of all we don’t notice the echoes of the US Civil War most of the time. But they’re there. Especially in the American South. Hear those echoes in Civil-War-Echoes-Bob Davis Podcast 968.
Civil War
Secondly I’ve studied the Civil War and lived in the South.
Life Long Learner
Of course that doesn’t make me an authority on so called Southern Culture.
Many Reminders Of The War In The South
Mute Reminders of Struggle
Monuments To The Confederacy
Above all my own thoughts about why there are any monuments to the Confederacy manifested in real time.
Black Lives Matter Protest
I drove right into a Black Lives Matter protest in the nice little town of Graham, North Carolina.
Time To Stop!
Consequently I had to stop and record.
160 Years Later It Is Still Real
Civil-War-Echoes-Bob Davis Podcast 968 is a slice of the emotions that still smoulder in this country and especially in the South, one hundred sixty years later.
Peaceful Protest
Most importantly this was a peaceful protest on both sides. BLM, and the locals.
Monument To Common Confederate Soldier In Graham North Carolina
At issue is one of many monuments to the common confederate soldiers who perished in the war.
Glorifying Slavery or Celebrating Culture and Heritage
In short protesters say these kinds of monuments glorify a system based on slavery. Locals say it is their heritage and culture.
Thoughts Manifest In Real Time
Most importantly I did this podcast because I was struck at the resonance of a sudden real event and my thoughts.
Southern Culture Isn’t Just Pecan Pie and Cotton
In addition it is also a good time to say some things about what Southern Culture might actually be about.
The Civil War Still Hurts Us All
In short to wonder why a war that hurts us still, had to ever happen to begin with.
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Civil-War-Echoes-Bob Davis Podcast 968
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