I am writing to ANNOUNCE that I am coming to
Montgomery. I will be in Montgomery at the Alabama Book Festival on April
23rd. I will also be the guest speaker for the SCV Cradle of the
Confederacy Camp # 692 on the 24th at the Downtown Library. I am asking
that you please share this information with your UDC Chapter. I pray to
make the most of my time while there in an attempt to share with as many as
possible. Please consider sharing this with local and surrounding UDC members.
Please call me if you have any questions.
I am author of Robert E. Lee's Orderly A Modern Black Man's Confederate
Journey. My Great-great grandfather, Turner Hall Jr., served
in the Confederate army for four years. He was an orderly for Robert E. Lee and
a Slave of Nathan Bedford Forrest. He was interviewed in 1941 in New York
City on the national talk radio show, "We, The People" as a Black
Confederate. My book was released in October of 2015. I contend
that Confederate Heritage and Black History are one in the same and to throw
away Confederate Heritage is to destroy Black History. Please review this
for consideration of a story and or review of my Book. The book has 4.5
Stars/5 stars on Amazon.
Press
Release: http://www.prlog.org/12504981
Book
Trailer Video: https://www.facebook.com/Orderlyforlee/videos/472332209614915/
Book
Trailer Video: https://www.facebook.com/Orderlyforlee/videos/462960103885459/?l=2154044680045505563
Black
History Project
Podcast
Interview: http://confederatebroadcasting.com/stream.php?f=3&e=14
Website: www.orderlyforlee.com
News
paper Article: http://www.picayuneitem.com/2015/11/book-review-4/
Facebook: Orderlyforlee
Amazon
Ratings 4.4/5 Stars
I am a graduate of Ole Miss University and an Alumni of a historical Black
college, Jackson State University. I live in Madison, MS and
published a book in October, 2015. Robert E. Lee's Orderly A Modern Black
Man's Confederate Journey tells the story of my great-great grandfather, Turner
Hall Jr., the discovery of my Confederate Heritage and how I reconcile
both through my Christian faith. I am writing to inquire about how to get an
interview on Book TV-CSpan2? Please direct this email to the appropriate
staff for consideration.
BOOK
NARRATIVE:
A descendant of a slave, Al Arnold, tells his
journey of embracing his Confederate heritage. His ancestor, Turner Hall, Jr.,
a Black Confederate, served as a body servant for two Confederate soldiers and
an orderly for General Robert E. Lee. Turner Hall, Jr. returned to Okolona,
Mississippi after the Civil War. Hall served a prominent family in that
community for five generations. His life's journey eventually led him to Hugo,
Oklahoma where he established himself as the town's most distinguished citizen
receiving acclaim from Black and White citizens alike for his service. In 1938,
his journey continued to Pennsylvania as the last Civil War veteran from his
community to attend the final Civil War veteran reunion, as a Black
Confederate. He also traveled to New York City and was interviewed by the
national talk radio show, "We, The People" in 1940.
One hundred and three years after the Civil War,
Hall's great-great grandson, Al Arnold, was born in Okolona, Mississippi.
Raised in North Mississippi, Al would later discover the history of his
ancestor and began an eight year journey of why, how and for what reasons his
ancestor served the Confederate armies? To his amazement, Al discovered that
seventy two years after the Civil war, his ancestor was a proud Confederate and
held in his possession a cherished gift from the Confederate Civil War general,
Nathan Bedford Forrest. Al's personal research discovered that his ancestor was
owned by Forrest and was enthusiastically warm toward the general and his
service to the Confederate armies. This amazing connection to two famous
Confederate generals awakened a new perception of curiosity about Confederate
heritage in Al and challenged his traditional thoughts. He grew to accept his
heritage and now embraces it with a desire to see African Americans embrace
Confederate heritage instead of rejecting it on the notion of modern ideology.
This is a deep personal journey of faith, heritage, race and family wrapped
around the grace of God through the eyes and honest thoughts of a modern black
man. Al tells the story of Turner Hall, Jr., his personal Confederate journey
and how family and faith has brought harmony to his new found heritage. Arnold
argues for the revitalization of the lost Black history of the Civil War era.
He bestows dignity and honor on his Confederate ancestor and challenges the
traditional thoughts of modern African Americans. Arnold rests in his faith as
the uniting force that reconciles our colorful past to our bright future.
Sincerely,
Al
Arnold,
Family
Historian, Arnold & Elliott Family Reunion
Monroe
County, Mississippi
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