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Garrick Sapp

Jefferson and the Constitution in 1787 Blog

Jefferson and the Constitution in 1787

John Adams and Thomas Jefferson were not in the Constitutional Convention, nor did they participate in any of the ratification debates in their respective States.  John Adams served as U.S. Minister to Great Britain from 1785 until June of 1788. Jefferson served as U.S. Minister to France from 1784 until late 1789. They expressed views about the process and Constitution…
Garrick Sapp
July 28, 2026
Context Matters Blog

Context Matters

In February 1837 the Senate took up abolition petitions. Senator William C. Rives of Virginia called slavery a misfortune and an evil in all circumstances, though perhaps the lesser evil in some places. He wanted it both ways. Whine about it but do nothing. Just keep everyone calm and get along. No plan. No action. Pure hedging to preserve the…
Garrick Sapp
June 19, 2026
Are We Worthy? Blog

Are We Worthy?

On February 22nd in 1732, George Washington was born in Westmoreland County, Virginia. 130 years later, another American president gave his second inaugural address in Richmond, Virginia. "Fellow-citizens, after the struggle of ages had consecrated the right of the Englishman to constitutional representative government, our colonial ancestors were forced to vindicate that birthright by an appeal to arms. Success crowned…
Garrick Sapp
February 24, 2025
Southern Sacrifice Blog

Southern Sacrifice

In Vietnam, 13,262 Southerners in the US Army died. On a per capita basis this is 12% more than the rest of the country. In other words, Southerners were 31% of the total US population and accounted for 36% of the Army deaths in Vietnam. A similar story is true for Korea. Southerners accounted for 35% of the deaths in…
Garrick Sapp
June 13, 2024
The Truth About the Secession Documents Blog

The Truth About the Secession Documents

If the lie did not begin with Ty Seidule, he popularized it in his 2015 Prager U. video: “The secession documents of every single Southern state made clear, crystal clear, that they were leaving the Union in order to protect their peculiar institution of slavery.” This falsehood is repeated regularly by the ignorant and informed alike. Seidule was the head…
Garrick Sapp
November 2, 2023
The Night They Drove Ol’ Dixie Down Blog

The Night They Drove Ol’ Dixie Down

Has Virgil Kane Been Reconstructed? In 1865 George Stoneman was a mediocre Union general leading cavalry behind Confederate lines in Virginia. 100 years later a Canadian rock band made him famous. It took Robbie Robertson more than six months to write the song. He spent time in libraries researching the end of the war. Many say it was an anti-war…
Garrick Sapp
October 18, 2023