You know exactly what I mean. You don't seem to be able to say it. Many of the black soldiers in the Union army were former slaves. Slavery was not a "perceived" injustice. It was real. That they took out their frustration on men who may have not have mistreated them personally is not excusable, but understandable. Again, I don't have any historic references for these events, and you didn't provide any. The story may or may not be true. It may have come from one of the many wacko web sites out there. I find it difficult to believe that black soldiers were given free rein in a white prison camp, but I may be wrong.

I get just as upset as you when folks try to paint a one-sided view of historic events. The problem is, that by ignoring context, you are doing the same thing.

I apologize if it seems like I'm becoming a troll here. I didn't intend to. I want to know about these kinds of facts if they are facts. I just get annoyed with people on either side who can't see more than one side to things.