confederacy – WHAT THE DATA SAY

Problematic National Anthem

June 18, 2019 by Wornie Reed Leave a Comment

Below is a letter to the editor of the local newspaper that I wrote a month ago. It was published today. Dear Editor, I write to complain about your description of Francis Scott Key in your editorial on May 4, 2019, “Kate Smith questions.” You specify that Key, who wrote “The Star-Spangled Banner,” owned slaves … [Read more…]

Cause of the Civil War: States’ Rights or Slavery?

August 10, 2015 by Wornie Reed 1 Comment

“The Civil War was about states’ rights and not about slavery,” is a perennial protest.Those making this argument contend that eleven southern states seceded from the union and went to war against the country–the United States of America–to assert their rights to operate as they pleased. Let’s look at the data. There is a document, … [Read more…]