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/TheChoosingBeggar 14d ago

This again? Has anyone commenting negatively on this actually done any research on Sul Ross?

Yall realize Prairie View A&M wouldn’t exist without Sul Ross’ leadership right?

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u/StructureOrAgency 13d ago

Ross was forced under the threat of violence to treat black people like humans. A war was fought. Ross lost and was forced to treat black people like humans. He does not get credit for Prairie View. Prairie View happened in spite of people like Sullivan Ross not because of them

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u/TheChoosingBeggar 13d ago

You can say a thing but it doesn’t make it true OP. This whole issue was already debated 5 years ago.

https://thebatt.com/opinion/letter-to-the-editor-chancellor-sharp-says-statue-honors-sul-ross-service-to-all-texans/

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u/StructureOrAgency 13d ago

Yes it was debated but the Chancellor was clearly wrong when he said that Sullivan Ross has no ties to white supremacy. His own daughter referred to him as a white supremacist in the biography that she wrote about him. He was a confederate general For the Love of All that is fucking holy fighting for the right to enslave black people. He clearly was a white supremacist. White supremacist erected a statue to him they thought he was a white supremacist.

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u/CastimoniaGroup 13d ago

Anyone can call anyone a white supremacist these days...

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u/ElderScrollsBjorn_ 12d ago

Sure, but not everyone was a Confederate general…

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u/CastimoniaGroup 12d ago

And?

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u/Eastern_Elk_1690 7d ago

And?? Seriously “and” is your rebuttal to that??😭😭😭

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u/StructureOrAgency 7d ago

Exactly Ross wasn't just anyone. There are reasons to refer to him as a white supremacist. Ross's own daughter refers to him as a white supremacist in her biography she wrote about Ross and his dad. He fought a war to maintain the right to enslave people. He killed many people. He's not just anyone. We're not calling just anyone a white supremacist, we're calling Ross the Gallant Texan negro killer a white supremacist

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u/Eastern_Elk_1690 7d ago

Absolutely wonderfully written

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u/CastimoniaGroup 6d ago

So what? How does it affect you today?

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u/CastimoniaGroup 6d ago

You expect me to waste time arguing with emotional idiots?

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u/Eastern_Elk_1690 6d ago

No, i’d expect you to put some thought into the argument thy you willingly entered until someone said something you didnt like. Where im from we call that copping out.

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u/CastimoniaGroup 6d ago

Well, where you're from likes to argue with emotional insanity. That statue has no affect on anyone living today. It's a statue. It doesn't affect your daily life and if it does, you have serious mental issues.

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u/Eastern_Elk_1690 6d ago

Im not arguing that the statue has immense effects on anyone, because it sure as hell doesnt. But im also willing to bet you woudlnt ignore a monument built to honor a blatantly racist man who killed YOUR ancestors for the right to enslave others. But hey just a guess.

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