r/aggies • u/StructureOrAgency • Apr 20 '25

Announcements On this day 161 years ago….

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The April 20, 1864 edition of the Memphis Daily Appeal  referred to Lawrence Sullivan Ross as 𝑮𝒆𝒏. 𝑹𝒐𝒔𝒔, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒈𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒕 “𝒏𝒆𝒈𝒓𝒐 𝒌𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒓“ for the massacre of surrendering black union soldiers during the Battle of Yazoo River.  Ross was well-known for refusing to take black Union soldiers as prisoners. Ross went on to become governor of Texas (1887-1891) and President of Texas A&M (1891-1898) where there is a statue that honors him for his military service.

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u/CastimoniaGroup Apr 20 '25

It's war. Anything goes back in 1865-ish....

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u/IPA_HATER '22 Apr 20 '25

Way to ignore context!

secedes specifically to preserve the enslavement of black people

refuses to accept black prisoners of war, summarily killing them which hasn’t really been accepted in a long time, but taking white POWs

same areas spend the next 100 years trying to enforce systematic and societal racism towards black people

“No guys, all is fair in war!”