Hey, its posted on the internet- it MUST be true!

Intriguing it certainly is - as are the web pages of the groups listed HERE
or HERE
for a small sampling of a wealth of such “informationâ€쳌 on the internet.

Its a most excellent example of neo-Confederate bullshit (and possibly racist bullshit as well, depending upon whether those who put it together are simply ignorant or intentionally disingenuous), and of how half-truths, innuendo, and misinformation can be cobbled together to create an illusion of fact.

None of the outlandish, idiotic & unsubstantiated claims it makes - particularly on the "On Black Confederates" page are footnoted. What is provided is a general bibliography at the bottom. Now, if one actually READS these books ( with the possible exception of the one by Barrow, whose qualifications are that he's a Georgia Junior High School teacher and joined the Sons of the Confederate Veterans in 1979 ) it will become obvious that they in no way verify or substantiate the claims made in the body of text on the page. Smoke and Mirrors.

Do look up (and read) the reviews of the books listed in peer-reviewed history journals- many available thru www.jstor.org at major libraries or other on-line full-text journal databases. A different picture will emerge.

The Bearss quote is, of course, taken out of context- he's talking about Black History getting short shrift in general; the implication is that no or few Blacks took the British up on their offer during the Revolution, and on and o nit goes - a lie per line.

I guess reading critically is a lost art â€" and gullibility is on the rise.