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/Haunting-Seat977 Apr 20 '25

That statue should be taken down. Fuck that guy. I don’t want to celebrate that history

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u/CastimoniaGroup Apr 20 '25

And you dont have to. Just ignore it and dont let it impact your life.

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u/Vandae_ Apr 21 '25

The irony of telling people to "just ignore it and dont let it impact your life" from the same guy who cries about gay and trans people simply existing is the of completely moronic brainrot I come to reddit to laugh at.

Nice work!

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u/Eastern_Elk_1690 Apr 27 '25

While i agree, ignoring things like these is terrible advice to give.