RISE UP AND CALL THEM BLESSED

Ever since Lincoln&rsquo,s War the North has referred to Southerners as &ldquo,traitors&rdquo, and &ldquo,rebels,&rdquo, while claiming that the conflict itself was fought &ldquo,over slavery.&rdquo,  ,After the War Confederate veterans were often ridiculed, slandered, and disgraced, prohibited from wearing their uniforms, establishing Confederate cemeteries, or erecting Confederate monuments.  ,Southern women were even prevented from decorating the graves of their husbands, sons, brothers, and sweethearts.  ,This anti-South sentiment has been vigorously carried into the present day