Detail Finally Passing; The Civil War   Oleh:  [s.n] Jenis: Article from Bulletin/Magazine Dalam koleksi: The Economist (http://search.proquest.com/) vol. 399 no. 8727 (Apr. 2011), page 33-35. Topik: Civil War; Racism; Anniversaries; American History Ketersediaan Perpustakaan Pusat (Semanggi) Nomor Panggil: EE29.65 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada     Lihat Detail Induk Isi artikel In February 1961 the festivities marking the centennial of Jefferson Davis's inauguration as president of the Confederacy drew some 50,000 revellers, including the governors of three southern states, to Montgomery, Alabama. In the run-up to the commemoration, which lasted a week, white Alabamans formed "Confederate Colonel" and "Confederate Belle" chapters. Teachers came to school in period costumes. Hundreds lined the streets to escort the actor playing Davis from the railway station to the Exchange Hotel, where he was met by the sitting chief justice of Alabama's Supreme Court portraying his antebellum counterpart. The next night 5,000 people attended a centennial ball. Compare Montgomery's centennial with the sesquicentennial, which this February drew a ragtag few hundred enthusiasts (and no elected officials) to parade through Montgomery. Some people have lamented the relative public indifference to the anniversary this year, compared with 50 years ago. But back then the war's fundamental question--whether all American citizens are equal, regardless of race--was not fully answered. Today it is. This is not to say that racism no longer exists, or that white southerners will not continue to oppose Mr Obama in greater numbers than any other demographic group. But their battle with him will be at the ballot box. Opini Anda Klik untuk menuliskan opini Anda tentang koleksi ini! Kembali

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