Most Confederate monuments, and Union monuments too, only refer to groups of soldiers, such as those from a certain company or a particular town or county. This monument honors local African Americans from Canton, Madison County, Mississippi, who fought for the Confederate States of America with the Harvey Scouts (cavalry), in defense of their Southern homeland during the War Between the States. Specifically mentioned is Willis Howcott, a local black man who gave his life in fighting against the United States troops who invaded the Confederate States.
An estimated 60,000 or more African American men, both free and slave, were Confederate soldiers - a fact which is often overlooked by history books because it contradicts the politically correct northern view of the War for Southern Independence.
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