01-14-2019, 08:20 PM
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/lawmaker-confederate-plaque-removed-texas-capitol-60350150?cid=social_fb_abcnp
The plaque sought to honor the heroics of Confederate soldiers and "pledged" to "study and teach the truths of history" that the "underlying cause" of the Civil War was not "to sustain slavery".
Of course, the Texas causes of secession from 1861 stated unequivocally that slavery was the biggest reason they joined the Confederacy.
https://www.tsl.texas.gov/ref/abouttx/secession/2feb1861.html
The plaque sought to honor the heroics of Confederate soldiers and "pledged" to "study and teach the truths of history" that the "underlying cause" of the Civil War was not "to sustain slavery".
Of course, the Texas causes of secession from 1861 stated unequivocally that slavery was the biggest reason they joined the Confederacy.
https://www.tsl.texas.gov/ref/abouttx/secession/2feb1861.html