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Blight talks about how newspapers began publishing the war stories of individual soldiers after the War. He also says that much of the space was given to Southerners as opposed to Northerners. Why were people more interested in reading the stories of the South? - Angie | Blight talks about how newspapers began publishing the war stories of individual soldiers after the War. He also says that much of the space was given to Southerners as opposed to Northerners. Why were people more interested in reading the stories of the South? - Angie | ||
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| + | I found that Sarah Rice Pryor's memorial day speeches to be very shocking since she did not hesitate discussing the issue of race, when the majority of memorial day orators would refrain from doing so. He believed that the war had nothing to do with slavery, and overall that slavery it was good as it lasted, good once it was gone; no southern fought in its defense, and no northern died to end it. I disagree with Pryor that the North did fight to end slavery and was also surprised by his statements since he was from the North.- Nick | ||
