Thomas Jefferson emblem of white supremacy

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(08-25-2017, 12:29 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: Lee and others felt Virginia needed to make up its own mind on slavery, not let the federal government decide it for them. This is why the whole "states' rights" argument happens, though it is often ignored that they are talking about slavery being the issue the states wanted the right to decide. A lot of the people at the time felt slavery was immoral, but feared economic collapse if it were abolished.

Well even more so, the southern aristocracy was making a fortune off of slave labor on the huge plantations. And it was this aristocracy that led the south into secession and into war itself. Like anything in this world, it can all go back to money $$$, and the preservation of making that money. But only for the wealthy 'nobles' of the South. Most southerners didnt own slaves nor have a say in the politics as you and others that know this history know about. They just went along with the fever that overtook the South to secede, and fight for their state's honor. A typical answer from a southern soldier when asked by a northern one 'why are u fighting this war', the answer would have been 'because you are down here'.