Due to being one of the Confederate States during the Civil War era, you're probably expecting Joshua Jones/Kirkland to have been one of those cruel plantation owners who strip their workers of their rights, correct?

Well, America's son wasn't one of those plantation owners, and he didn't even have slaves. He works on his farm by himself, all that work taking up his time. Well, to America, it was better than actually harming those poor people.

Because Joshua was first known as La Florida, then Florida Occidental, Mobile District, and later West Florida, Joshua possessed a little bit of Spanish blood within him, but England's blood dominated that. Besides, being a part of a few colonies that were a part of England at one point really helped that blood's cause, besides the Mississippi Territory.

However, because of the large amount of slavery in his state, Joshua refused to wear any cotton the slaves made, but instead his own. He really despised the fact that his state became rich after the Civil War because of slavery, but he couldn't deny it helped the people in his state and even the freed slaves.

Speaking of the Civil War, Alabama was only a child, along with his triplet brother and sister, Arkansas and Florida, but he was constantly ill because of his many losses, but he wanted that for his African citizens to be free to do what they wanted. 

When the three were born, they all were quiet, except for Arkansas, who looked like he was trying to sing. Alabama looked like his mother, except his hair was much darker from his days of working in the sun. He also wore simple clothes, almost like his farmer siblings. Though, he was more isolated than most because of, once again, the slavery era.

Well, during the twentieth century (after the Civil Rights Movement), Joshua became more outspoken and outgoing, more than happy to neglect his farm work for his family. America once asked him what caused this sudden change.

"I had many chances to live life Ma, and I just threw them in the trash! Now I want to do what I couldn't do in the past, and I don't care if this kills me!" was Joshua's answer.

Though, Joshua was laid-back too, especially when it came to his younger siblings (or older, depending on the times), especially when it concerned their mother's work life.

"Why do you hide Ma? I get that ya hiding because they're sexist, but why?"

"You understand how territorial they can be, so I think you know the answer to that Josh," America answered.

"Oh." was Joshua's only reply.

They both knew the outcome, but even still, America knew her son couldn't help but ask.