Even though it’s been 145 years gone, for the South some people, the Civil War isn’t over. It’s not over in Georgia not because people still aren’t willing to move past a cotton-based economy, it is the ammunition that keeps it alive.
Some cannonballs from the Civil War caused an entire building at Kennesaw State University to be shut down because they were a possible threat to anyone around them. The cannonballs had been sitting there for three years, and no one thought they might explode, until someone new spoke up.
However, it was determined that the irons and chains that slaves were transported were not a threat to public health not only because they were not explosive, but because there weren’t any in the Civil War exhibit.