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That's pure speculation.

I find it odd that this whole argument occurred actually.. >_>;

The reason for the Civil War was the fear over the loss of power on both State level and personally with the Blacks. The rise of the KKK, the Black codes, and share-cropping to try and get freedmen back into the old system more than prove this.

Some southern states are still rather racist against black people.