There's a variety of reasons why Lost Causers hate him and this is a big one.
@kalimurray.bsky.socialI would like to introduce General James Longstreet, a Confederate general, who became a fierce advocate for black voting rights in Louisiana. Not a lot of statutes for General Longstreet, who not only became a Republican, but a radical one, jacobin.com/2024/01/jame....
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How a Die-Hard Confederate General Became a Civil Rights–Supporting Republican
One of the Confederacy’s most celebrated generals, James Longstreet became an apostate for supporting black civil rights during Reconstruction. His about-face reveals the long history of dissenters to...
