Why are the reasons behind the Civil War so forgotten, beyond Slavery?
At this time in history, Politically Correct rules the day. We don’t want to offend anyone, especially a minority. If you’re a politician in an election year and you want to sturr up the public, play the race card. Stay away from the real issues that effect the voters. In Georgia, we went through the Flag Flap a few years ago. Got rid of the Stars & Bars, cuz it might offend someone. (I couldn’t find a 150 year old slave anywhere!) The War of Northern Aggression – Slavery was AN ISSUE, but not THE CAUSE. Slavery would have eventually been abolished for economic reasons without the war. There were some in the North who truly saw slavery as an evil that should be abolished, but the majority was not so vehemently opposed to it. Only a very small percentage in the South owned more than one or two slaves and therefore had an economic interest in maintaining the status quo. Actually, only 5% owned even one slave. What can we compare this to in today’s news? This isn’t really a good compariso
