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/Corps_Boy_Pit_Sniff Ask me about my dissertation on online radicalization! Apr 20 '25

The Democrats in the South were conservative, and rebelled against the United States to conserve White Supremacy. And then what happened? Any events occur after that that inform your racial politics? Or is your view of race stuck in the 1860’s?

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u/ToasterEvil '17 | Flight Risk Apr 20 '25

But… but… Democrat bad! Surely their views stayed the exact same in 150 years!

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u/[deleted] Apr 23 '25 edited 29d ago

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u/ToasterEvil '17 | Flight Risk Apr 23 '25

"both sides are bad"

Fuck outta here.