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4/8/18

This Massacre of Black Soldiers During the Civil War Is Reason Enough to Bring Down the Confederate Statues

by Alan Singer

It was the Fort Pillow Massacre. And it was ghastly.

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This Massacre of Black Soldiers During the Civil War Is Reason Enough to Bring Down the Confederate Statues

by Alan Singer