The Truth About ‘Treasonous’ Confederate Generals and Turncoat Republicans
By Carole Hornsby Haynes, Ph. D. August 7, 2020
Prior to the 1960s nearly everyone understood that the tariff was the main issue between the Northern Yankees who wanted a very high protectionist tariff and Southerners who wanted the country to be a free zone with limited import tariffs. Everyone also understood that slavery had nothing to do with Lincoln’s launch of a military invasion on his own country.
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In the March 3rd Republican primary nearly 98% of Texas voters supported Proposition 7 which would prohibit the removal of historic monuments in Texas, including the Cenotaph.
Lincoln Day events (sometimes Lincoln-Reagan Day), named after Abraham Lincoln, are held annually in February or March. These are the primary annual celebrations and fundraisers for the Republican Party. The party needs to revisit its ties to Lincoln and its saintly casting of him.