Was Stonewall Jackson a racist?

We are native Richmonders and also the great-great-grandsons of Stonewall Jackson. As two of the closest living relatives to Stonewall, we are writing today to ask for the removal of his statue, as well as the removal of all Confederate statues from Monument Avenue. read more

Yes, but no more than anyone else of his time. If we judge Jackson by the standards of our day, then of course he was a rascist. The same could be said for Lincoln and Grant and Seward and Stanton. read more

The Confederate General did own slaves, and he created a black Sunday School that angered some proponents of slavery. read more