| outlawauron said: The primary motive of fighting was the North's desire to continue the Union. Slavery only became an issue in the war two years after it had already and was in name only. No one was ever saved or freed until the 13th Amendment. Lincoln was never a proponent of racial equality or anything similar. While slavery was a motivator for secession, it wasn't the cornerstone of it. You still had 4 slave states fight against the Confederacy (once again, during the war and afterwards, slavery was permitted until the 13th amendment). It's truly a shame that so many had to die to reach an ending that would have happened very soon regardless. |
Is this what they teach you guys down South? You sure don't seem to know anything about the events leading into the Civil War. I'd suggest you go see Lincoln, but you don't sound like you'd be interested.
| superchunk said: North still believed blacks were less, put them in front lines and in the worst scenarios. They were left on fields to decay vs buried or buried in mass graves or separate graves. It mostly came down to taxation and laws that were far worse on southern lifestyles and financial ecosystem and promoted the north and manufacturing only. |
There's no doubt almost all whites in the country were heavily racist at the time, and for a long time after. But the Joe Shmoes don't make policy or declare war; the government does.
