Read this peice from the Crossville Chronicle: the Newspaper of Record in Cumberland Co.  Tennessee.

Here is the concluding paragraph of the article:

“The intent of this article is not to give a complete history of the Black Confederate, but to peak your interest enough in this “politically incorrect” history to urge you to research for yourself. Too long has our national history ignored the service and sacrifices of these forgotten soldiers whose contributions to our country’s history is not only valid but worthy. Dr. Martin Luther King once said, “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” This certainly extends to the honorable service of the Black Confederate soldiers, sailors, and marines of the War Between the States.”

I have take the liberty to highlight the words “politically incorrect” in order to show that by using these words the author is trying to state that there must be some collective effort on the part of real history to cover up this story of Black Confederates

The one problem I have with these newspaper articles is that they are able to get away with making historical claims without presenting documentation.  The authors claim that 26 black confederates are named on the rebel burial ground at Camp Morton…how do they know?…where is the evidence?  Can we take the research of the SCV and UDC to be accurate or is their work agenda driven?

Before Black Confederates can go from Myth to History…there really needs to be a history to tell and I think articles like this one tell Poor History!