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The world might have been a different place if those good ole boys had prevailed.
Celebrating the event seems to be creating some sharp differences of opinion:
"What we're trying to do is do a historically accurate portrayal of the inauguration," said Tom Strain, lieutenant commander of the Sons of Confederate Veterans Alabama division. "The main focus of this sesquicentennial event... is to promote the legacy and the history of the Confederate States of America. That was a pivotal point in this nation's growth. It does not need to be forgotten."
"To me it's somewhat akin to celebrating the Holocaust," said Benard [sic] Simelton, president of the Alabama conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), one of America's most prominent and oldest civil rights groups.
The world might have been a different place if those good ole boys had prevailed.
Celebrating the event seems to be creating some sharp differences of opinion:
"What we're trying to do is do a historically accurate portrayal of the inauguration," said Tom Strain, lieutenant commander of the Sons of Confederate Veterans Alabama division. "The main focus of this sesquicentennial event... is to promote the legacy and the history of the Confederate States of America. That was a pivotal point in this nation's growth. It does not need to be forgotten."
"To me it's somewhat akin to celebrating the Holocaust," said Benard [sic] Simelton, president of the Alabama conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), one of America's most prominent and oldest civil rights groups.
