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posted ago by TheRebelPatriot ago by TheRebelPatriot +366 / -3

My main goal is to educate people on the true history of the Confederacy. I am the Ohio Division Adjutant of the SCV (Sons of Confederate Veterans), a descendant of Robert E. Lee and many other Confederate soldiers. The South was NOT fighting for slavery. They were fighting a tyrannical government (taxes, tariffs, and state rights) similar to what we are dealing with today. Less than 4 percent of people in the South owned slaves. And there was more freed blacks in the South than there was in the North. The Confederacy was the American Revolution 2.0 - They were defending the constitution and protecting their families and land from invasion. You will find no greater Patriots than the brave Confederate Soldiers. This is NOT what they teach in liberal run schools. That is the yankee lies. History was re-written by the victors of the war. I recommend getting the book "Defend Dixie". Its short, to the point, and full of facts and sources.

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sir_rockness 8 points ago +9 / -1

Some Confederates were fighting for slavery. Namely the 4% of filthy rich Democrat landowners who wanted to stay rich, keep their slaves and their largesse. Lincoln didn't necessarily care about the slavery issue but he was smart enough to realize the only way he could win the war was to idealize the northern cause so he made it about slavery.... this happened after he threw a couple thousand journalists in prison.