Give ‘Em Hell, 54th

Posted on 05/29/2009 at 9:40 am by Bob Cesca

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Kos diarist JekyllnHyde covers an historic anniversary: the deployment of the 54th Massachusetts, the legendary African American regiment during the Civil War. As JekyllnHyde points out, it only makes sense considering this week’s news to recall the barriers that were torn down by the 54th.

I wonder how many moderns pundits would consider those men to be “reverse racists” for carrying their experiences onto the battlefield?

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  • http://www.osborneink.com Matt Osborne

    “I wonder how many moderns pundits would consider those men to be “reverse racists” for carrying their experiences onto the battlefield?”That line deserves to be on the Sunday Talking Points memo for Democrats, Bob.

  • http://www.osborneink.com Matt Osborne

    “I wonder how many moderns pundits would consider those men to be “reverse racists” for carrying their experiences onto the battlefield?”That line deserves to be on the Sunday Talking Points memo for Democrats, Bob.

  • jenski42

    One of my favorite “historical” movies. I cried like a baby at the end. A terrific cast, especially Denzel.

  • jenski42

    One of my favorite “historical” movies. I cried like a baby at the end. A terrific cast, especially Denzel.

  • gerald

    Well said. I was going to write this on memorial day but did not. I was walking past a war memorial a block away from my home in Ft. Myers Florida. The memorial was in part for Rodolfo P. Hernandez born in 1931 of Mexican/American farm workers. I went and looked him up on the web. He was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his valor in Korea in 1951. Look him up it is a compelling story. I wonder if while saving his comrades and fighting hand to hand and being wounded he considered himself a “reverse racist”. Then I remembered that all of our wars have been fought by wealthy old white guys. Right?

  • gerald

    Well said. I was going to write this on memorial day but did not. I was walking past a war memorial a block away from my home in Ft. Myers Florida. The memorial was in part for Rodolfo P. Hernandez born in 1931 of Mexican/American farm workers. I went and looked him up on the web. He was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his valor in Korea in 1951. Look him up it is a compelling story. I wonder if while saving his comrades and fighting hand to hand and being wounded he considered himself a “reverse racist”. Then I remembered that all of our wars have been fought by wealthy old white guys. Right?

  • bjritz

    The old white guys have to get over racism race by race. They can’t just shelve the concept and move on to a better world.Either that or it messes with their views of evolution and they are now possibly the white moths on the dark trees of life being eaten by the birds.

  • bjritz

    The old white guys have to get over racism race by race. They can’t just shelve the concept and move on to a better world.Either that or it messes with their views of evolution and they are now possibly the white moths on the dark trees of life being eaten by the birds.

  • http://politicalpartypooper.wordpress.com/ ɹədoodʎʇɹɐdlɐɔıʇılod

    I wonder how many moderns pundits would consider those men to be “reverse racists” for carrying their experiences onto the battlefield?

    Probably the same number of pundits who thought Miguel Estrada was a reverse racist, Bob.Your party’s hypocrisy on this issue is astounding.

  • http://politicalpartypooper.wordpress.com/ ɹədoodʎʇɹɐdlɐɔıʇılod

    I wonder how many moderns pundits would consider those men to be “reverse racists” for carrying their experiences onto the battlefield?

    Probably the same number of pundits who thought Miguel Estrada was a reverse racist, Bob.Your party’s hypocrisy on this issue is astounding.

  • Ref

    That sculpture, and the story behind it, moved me long before the film was made.

  • Ref

    That sculpture, and the story behind it, moved me long before the film was made.