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Eugene DeFriest Bétit – 1944-2023

By Erik Zimmerman | December 22, 2023 |

Eugene DeFriest Bétit – 1944-2023 It is with deep sadness that the family of Gene Betit announce the death of their husband, father and grandfather. He experienced a stroke on November 4th and subsequently received both hospice and rehabilitation care but he joined those who have gone before on December 15th, peacefully and surrounded by…

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No More Military Posts Named after Confederates

By Gene Betit | August 4, 2023 |

No More Military Posts Named after Confederates. A commission mandated by Congress recently spent a year traveling to military installations, meeting with interested groups, and sifting through thousands of suggestions to rename posts, ships, buildings, streets, and anything else the Defense Department has named in honor of the Confederacy. Nine Army Posts to be Renamed In…

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Created Equal? Race and Nationality in American History

By Gene Betit | August 4, 2023 |

Created Equal? Race and Nationality in American History. You might have noticed that I have not been active on my Blog recently. That’s because I have been working diligently on another book, Created Equal? Race and Nationality in American History. Great Concern Americans don’t seem particularly interested in history. Non-Fiction listed in the New York…

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Juneteenth

By Gene Betit | June 19, 2023 |

Most of you know that Juneteenth is our newest national holiday, added by President Biden in 2021 to commemorate Major General Gordon Granger’s issuance of Special Orders 3 after he arrived in Galveston, Texas in June 1865, two months after Lee surrendered to General Grant at Appomattox. By the way, all slaves were not freed…

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Matt DiBiase Interview

By Gene Betit | May 31, 2023 |

Matt DiBiase of RadioPublic’s Packaged Tourist Show interviewed me regarding Unsung Patriots this past April 26. Matt DiBiase’s show features authors, artists, and commentators of all stripes dealing with the arts, sports history, American history, world history, and socio-political issues. This show tapes every Tuesday evening, usually at 10:00 PM EST. “Tonight’s guest is a dear…

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The South “Won” the Civil War by their “Lost Cause” Theory

By Gene Betit | May 4, 2023 |

  The South “Won” the Civil War by their “Lost Cause” Theory. The Southern account of the Civil War developed nearly as soon as the guns went silent. In an amazing achievement, Edward Pollard, wartime editor of the Richmond Examiner, published a 752-page study, The Lost Cause: A New Southern History of the War of…

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WTBF-AM/FM Interview

By Gene Betit | May 4, 2023 |

WTBF-AM/FM Interview. Here’s a link to an interview I did last month with Dave (Doc) Kirby of WTBF Radio in Troy Alabama which you may find of interest. Dave (Doc) Kirby Operations & Program Manager WTBF-AM/FM 67 West Court Square Troy, AL 36081

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Link to Blacks in the Confederate Army

By Gene Betit | May 3, 2023 |

The link to the presentation on African Americans in the Confederate States Army I gave April 28 is below:   Click on the link below to view the recording of the presentation: https://youtu.be/M26rfTWJdNs — Charles Brewer, President CIVIL WAR STUDY GROUP  LAKE OF THE WOODS, VIRGINIA Please visit our website often:  http://www.civilwarstudygroup.org

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Black Confederate Presentation at Lake of the Woods

By Gene Betit | April 30, 2023 |

Black Confederate Presentation at Lake of the Woods. Last Friday, I had the pleasure of presenting a talk on African Americans serving in the Confederate army to the Lake of the Woods Civil War Study Group. The following is a summary of this fascinating topic: Neo-Confederates Neo-Confederates began to spin stories of African American units…

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Unsung Patriots is Out!

By Gene Betit | April 23, 2023 |

    Unsung Patriots: African Americans in America’s War was released by Stackpole Press in March. The book’s 80 graphics are exceptionally clear (sorry about the fuzzy dustjacket.) Nowhere else can you learn about Unsung Patriots, African Americans who have served their country with pride and valor despite efforts to prohibit and humiliate them, and…

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