Damn if you don't learn something every day! Thanks. Reminds me that I was
in my 30s before I learned that a fair number of folks in my part of
western North Carolina were Union sympathizers. Their remnants, in my
youth, were the few Republicans that existed in North Carolina. (They were
known as ridge Republicans, and held in contempt.) All of that has changed
now with the massive infusion of yankee Republicans into the state. (Other
factors as well, but this isn't the place.) All of that said, I'll wager if
we wandered up to the door, the flyer of those flags, if honest, wouldn't
be talking about history and heritage. <g>
--Bob Whitmire
Certified Neanderthal
On Tue, Dec 15, 2015 at 10:06 AM, Scott Gomez <sgomez.baja@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Agreed, Bob. However, still somewhat unsurprising in Indiana, considering
> that portions of Indiana were considerably influenced by the South,
> especially in the central and southern portions of the state, which had
> been largely settled by people from Virginia and Kentucky. During the Civil
> War, there was considerable sympathy for the Confederacy in those areas.
> Also, in the early part of the 20th century, the Indiana Klan, which had
> broken away from the main body of the KKK, had some 250,000 members. The
> Klan mostly faded after many scandals in the late 20s. The organization may
> be gone, but (unsuccessful) attempts to reorganize it in Indiana in the 60s
> and 70s, would indicate that some with strong sentiments remain.
>
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