Somehow the date passed with no mention about its significance from any news network or blogger. Yesterday, April 9, was the 150th anniversary of Lee's surrender to Grant at Appomattox.
Could it be that concerns about race relations and political correctness prevented remembrance of this event in the nation's history?
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1 comment:
I missed it too, I was at NRA and just flat forgot... sigh
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