tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5876214674823177618.post3194972101947566074..comments2023-12-21T23:14:14.347-06:00Comments on NOLA-dishu: Forgotten HistoryClayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11905149250548893628noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5876214674823177618.post-14866247765116662182009-03-23T20:32:00.000-06:002009-03-23T20:32:00.000-06:00The White League fought to keep black people oppre...The White League fought to keep black people oppressed, period. Everything else is just window dressing.<BR/><BR/>Those arguments are like saying the Civil War wasn't about slavery. Yeah, you could be hairsplittingly legalistic, but in the end, you're only fooling yourself.Clayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11905149250548893628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5876214674823177618.post-58130951324406916242009-03-23T17:13:00.000-06:002009-03-23T17:13:00.000-06:00I think it is a shame that the monument was hidden...I think it is a shame that the monument was hidden. Its glory in the roundabout for the streetcars at the foot of canal Street I fear will never be restored. The fact that the White League fought in the battle does not make the battle inherently racist. The federal government was denying its citizens their second ammendment rights. This is the sort of thing that should happen. Governements SHOULD fear their people. Those men did the right thing in fighting for... well... Liberty.CoastingThroughTheSouthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10717316028234034496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5876214674823177618.post-86241080915419952642007-03-02T20:15:00.000-06:002007-03-02T20:15:00.000-06:00I used to see that monument a lot when I was dropp...I used to see that monument a lot when I was dropping stuff off at RHINO in Canal Place. I was chagrined to see that it was still there after al these years, but, sadly, I wasn't surprised.<BR/><BR/>Maybe that would be a great irreversible prank for some engineering students to pull. Sneak on down there in the darkest of nights and remove the thing...Leigh C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13654596932726420097noreply@blogger.com