GDG- The new VC

[Margaret D. Blough]

>>Especially why was Martin Luther King included and what did he have to do with Gettysburg?<<

I thought that was very clear.  It was a followthrough on the "new birth of freedom" mentioned in the Gettysburg address and how that worked out between then and now.  In addition, the culmination of the 1963 Civil Rights March on Washington didn't end up at the Lincoln Memorial just because it's a really big public space.

Regards,

Margaret

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From: "Jim Lamason" <jlamason at verizon.net> 

> Esteemed GDG Member Contributes: 
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> Jim, 
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> I will agree it went by fast, and your are correct about the carbine.. I was 
> trying to concentrate on what the movie was trying to tell us. 
> Some of it left me scratching my head. Especially why was Martin Luther King 
> included and what did he have to do with Gettysburg? I have ideas on what 
> that was supposed to tell the visitor, but that confused me.. 
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> BTW, one question. Do you know where they get the 1/3 of the families owned 
> slaves in the south? I have never seen that anywhere! 
> 
> Jim 
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> BTW, I was wearing a white Gettysburg hat with Corp pins and a Army Corps of 
> Engineers insignia pin to it.. It would have been tough to pick me out, but 
> well just thought I might help with that. 
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> -----Original Message----- 
> From: gettysburg-bounces at arthes.com [mailto:gettysburg-bounces at arthes.com] 
> On Behalf Of James Cameron 
> Sent: Sunday, April 27, 2008 10:00 PM 
> To: GDG 
> Subject: Re: GDG- The new VC 
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> Esteemed GDG Member Contributes: 
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> << I was there as well on Friday with my wife. All I can say is amen to your 
> thoughts. 
> I sort of struggled with the movie but over all it was well done. >> 
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> BTW, speaking of the movie, it went by fast, and the detail wasn't entirely 
> clear, but it looked a lot like it showed Lt. Jones firing the first shot of 
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> the battle with a Spencer carbine. I'll have to make a point of seeing it 
> again, next time I'm there, to see if I can tell for sure. Other scenes did 
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> show Sharps and Burnsides carbines, so I suppose I could be wrong. 
> 
> Jim Cameron 
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