![]() Newton Knight, the leader of a guerrilla group who fought the Confederacy and declared the “Free State of Jones” in Jones County, Mississippi. But there was also significant opposition to the Confederacy from poor whites in every slave state. This was no accident.īy far the greatest opposition to slavery was the enslaved people themselves, who always had escape in mind, aided both the Union army and Confederate deserters, fought for the right to fight the Confederacy, and heroically fought for their freedom at every turn. But the movie got negative reviews, almost no publicity and lost $25 million. It is an excellent and generally accurate portrayal of a guerrilla war against the Confederacy in Mississippi. But hardly anyone has heard of them.Ī movie “Free State of Jones” starring Matthew McConaughey, about Newton Knight was shown in theaters last summer. Sherman during his historic march thru Georgia in 1864. ![]() The First Alabama Calvary were anti-slavery pro-Union cavalry, mostly white but also Black, about 2,000 in total, who fought the Confederacy and eventually were escorts for Gen. Newton Knight was a poor white farmer who led a guerrilla band of “deserters” who fought the Confederacy tooth and nail. ![]() But there is another story, a hidden history, of poor white opposition to the Confederacy and to slavery. Lee, had no issue with slavery, and so on. The capitalist media, books, movies & TV, has always promoted stories of “former Confederate soldiers” who loyally served the Confederacy, just loved Gen. Ever hear the name Newton Knight, or the First Alabama Calvary? Not likely. ![]()
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