Lee: another view

Brad DeLong delong at econ.Berkeley.EDU
Wed Jan 10 13:48:37 PST 2001



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>Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2001 13:12:33 -0500
>To: lbo-talk at lists.panix.com
>From: Ed Dupree <tedupree at fas.harvard.edu>
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>Speaking as an eastern NC cracker, I have to say that my last shred of
>admiration for Marse Robert fell away when I came across a particular WPA
>slave narrative. A former slave of Lee tells how he tried to escape, was
>caught, then whipped by an overseer under Lee's personal supervision ("Lay
>it on well", quoth the Marble Man), then treated to a bath of salt water
>for his wounds. Don't have the citation, but I remember it well.
>
>Long live country music etc., but fuck Lee along with his Cause.

Any idea where I should start hunting for the citation? I would love to have it...

Brad DeLong



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