The Devil's Punchbowl Myth

[PatYoung]

It is funny. This weird, stupid, Lost Cause myth has been super popular today. The Devil's Punchbowl as the location of the mass murder of freed slaves by the Union Army:

When Lost Causers Drink from the Devil's Punchbowl They Are All Wet - The Reconstruction Era

When I am online writing about the treatment of African Americans during Reconstruction, I often encounter Lost Cause advocates who respond to documentation about Klan...

thereconstructionera.com

 

[rittmeister]

i see you are a journalist now need any tips?

 

[O' Be Joyful]

i see you are a journalist now need any tips?

That would be superfluous. Although I would allow that he would encourage tips from yourself or others.

 

[rittmeister]

That would be superfluous. Although I would allow that he would encourage tips from yourself or others.

read the comment that comes with the link and you'll understand

 

[diane]

This reminds me of the well circulated story of the huge Shasta mass poisoning that took place at Ft Jones. It began somewhere in the mid-1980s, and has popped up all over the internet, especially on sites specializing in Native American victimhood. 3,000 Shastas were supposedly given poisoned beef after the treaty signing of 1854, by the US army.

Never happened.

 

[Jim Klag]

It is funny. This weird, stupid, Lost Cause myth has been super popular today. The Devil's Punchbowl as the location of the mass murder of freed slaves by the Union Army:

When Lost Causers Drink from the Devil's Punchbowl They Are All Wet - The Reconstruction Era

When I am online writing about the treatment of African Americans during Reconstruction, I often encounter Lost Cause advocates who respond to documentation about Klan...

thereconstructionera.com

I particularly like "Conferdates" in Karl's one post.

 

[O' Be Joyful]

I particularly like "Conferdates" in Karl's one post.

Karl was "always" a sweet-heart.

 

[PatYoung]

I particularly like "Conferdates" in Karl's one post.

A matchmaking service for Lost Causes.

 

[O' Be Joyful]

A matchmaking service for Lost Causes.

LOL

 

[rittmeister]

This reminds me of the well circulated story of the huge Shasta mass poisoning that took place at Ft Jones. It began somewhere in the mid-1980s, and has popped up all over the internet, especially on sites specializing in Native American victimhood. 3,000 Shastas were supposedly given poisoned beef after the treaty signing of 1854, by the US army.

Never happened.

they fed you beef? seems a bit expensive

 

[O' Be Joyful]

they fed you beef? seems a bit expensive

Cheap cuts.