 Late in the war, when it was suggested that the Confederacy use its slaves as soldiers, many Confederate newspapers, such as the "Atlanta Southern Confederacy" in Macon, vehemently objected to the idea of armed black men in the Confederate army, saying that it was incongruous with the Confederacy's goals and views regarding African Americans and slavery.The newspaper said that using black men as soldiers would be an embarrassment to Confederates and their children, saying that although African Americans should be used for slave labor, they should not be used as armed soldiers, opining that