PJ Media
John Ellis
Jan. 4, 2018
State Representatives Bill Chumley and Mike Burns filed bills last year in the South Carolina legislature with the goal of erecting a monument honoring South Carolina's black Confederate soldiers. However, it turns out that no African-Americans fought for South Carolina during the Civil War.
Speaking to Fox Carolina in October, Mike Burns said, "Explaining the War Between the States and the events leading up to it is much more complex than can be explained by a few paragraphs in a history book." He added, "This monument can help educate current and future generations of a little-known -- but important -- part of South Carolina history. These African-Americans, like many of their Caucasian contemporaries, stepped up to defend their home state during a tumultuous time in our country's history. Their service has largely been overlooked or forgotten."
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