Stevenson immediately retracted his statement, assuring he meant no ill will toward anyone and raising his own Cherokee Indian heritage as proof of his sensitivity to slavery.
That statement should clear everything up.
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Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Stevenson: I'm an Indian, Indians aren't prejudiced
Following his remarks comparing a proposed federal abortion law to the "War on Northern Aggression," a term for the Civil War normally used by those who think the wrong side won, Rep. Bryan "Big Gun" Stevenson R-Webb City, offered evidence to offended colleagues that he did not intend his remarks to be racist:
That statement should clear everything up.
That statement should clear everything up.
For the record, of the one hundred largest slaveholding families in the Ante Bellum South. eight of those families were Cherokee Indian. Additionally, one of the thirteen stars on the Confederate Battle Flag stood for the Five Civilized Tribes and the only Indian General in the War of Northern Aggression was Stand Waite, a Cherokee. The Cherokees were not opposed to Slavery but anyone who actually believes that War was fought over Slavery needs to read something besides "revisionist" history.
ReplyDeleteDidn't the Indians fight on the side of the South in this area, including the Cherokees. Many of the Indian tribe ideals support slavery as it was part of their culture as well. Try again Stevenson!
ReplyDeleteFirst, I don't know that being a slave owner automatically makes you prejudice....I think prejudice comes from other things....secondly, just because your ancestors did or believed something does not mean you will do or believe the same thing....talking about all this makes good copy but little sense on anyone's part. Native Americans fought on both sides of the Civil War...
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