In the fight against systemic racism, there are going to be some casualties people don’t want to see go. While many symbols of oppression are obvious — statues of Confederate leaders, monuments dedicated by racist organizations — there are others you may not have even noticed.
Like Lady Antebellum‘s name. For those who don’t know, “antebellum” is latin for “before the war,” and it is used in the US to refer to the period in the South before the Civil War.
It is a time marked by ornate mansions, gaudy gowns, and the ownership of people. Yes, the two big distinctions between the South before and after the Civil War are the area’s wealth and the legality of slavery.
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