Anyone into genelogy needs to get on the stick and start downloading photo copies of the ancestors that died to set the slaves free. Don't forget to add in the men that lost limbs and spent their lives crazy as a coot from what they saw and experienced.
Yes I know the war was fought for States Rights, but the people that volunteered to fight were not in most cases literate and only knew their Pastors told them they needed to as Christians stop slavery.
Once we get enough evidence that our ancestors suffered as bad if not worse then the slaves, then demand the Black community to pay us their hard cold cash for us to rescue them.
Immigrants that came here years after the conflict should be exempt, first 50+ years here they lived in conditions as bad if not worse then the Slaves had. Difference was the immigrants worked their butts off to improve their lives and the 3-4 generation of former slaves had every bit as much a chance to do so also.
So get on into the government records, photo copy the records, blow them up 3'x3' and hang it with pride on the living room wall. Anyone ever have the gall to accuse you of being a raciest just point it out to them.
