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"Oh, but Robert E. Lee was such a Southern Gentleman!" (lemmy.world)
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[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 12 points 4 weeks ago

Unfortunately, as recently as 30 years ago, Robert E. Lee apologism was widespread in popular culture.