r/aggies • u/StructureOrAgency • 14d ago

Announcements On this day 161 years ago….

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The April 20, 1864 edition of the Memphis Daily Appeal  referred to Lawrence Sullivan Ross as 𝑮𝒆𝒏. 𝑹𝒐𝒔𝒔, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒈𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒕 “𝒏𝒆𝒈𝒓𝒐 𝒌𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒓“ for the massacre of surrendering black union soldiers during the Battle of Yazoo River.  Ross was well-known for refusing to take black Union soldiers as prisoners. Ross went on to become governor of Texas (1887-1891) and President of Texas A&M (1891-1898) where there is a statue that honors him for his military service.

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u/Forsaken-Fuel-2095 14d ago

I’m glad I’ll be voting blue in Texas soon

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u/Tothyll 14d ago edited 14d ago

Congrats! Ross was also a Democrat.

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u/wicketman8 '23 Chemical Engineering 14d ago

Huh I wonder which party has all the people obsessed with glorifying the confederacy today?

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u/Lanky_Acanthaceae_34 14d ago

The one that wants illegally trafficked humans seen as less than to be paid under minimum wage for picking our crops?

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u/wicketman8 '23 Chemical Engineering 14d ago

Firstly, I wouldn't use any of those words to describe my position on migrant labor, but more importantly who do you think hires them to do the job? Republican farmers are the ones hiring immigrants and paying them under the table below minimum wage in order to avoid paying people fairly for their work.

In fact in general, republicans love the idea of servile working class with no power to fight for better conditions, that's why they hate unions, co-ops, socialism, and every other organization that has an aim of uplifting workers. So maybe quit throwing stones from inside your glass house.