In the deepest of the antebellum south ... there were black slave owners, city slaves with all the rights of a free man and many patriotic slaves that defended their good masters and land from the yankee invader and Sherman’s murderous rampage
Slavery was a system rigged against black and poor white alike, and it needed to die ... and the war was inevitable ... the scotus made sure of that with the Scott decision ...
Like all wars to follow, soldiers fought gallantly and politicians fucked it up royally ...
In the deepest of the antebellum south ... there were black slave owners, city slaves with all the rights of a free man and many patriotic slaves that defended their good masters and land from the yankee invader and Sherman’s murderous rampage
Slavery was a system rigged against black and poor white alike, and it needed to die ... and the war was inevitable ... the scotus made sure of that with the Scott decision ...
Like all wars to follow, soldiers fought gallantly and politicians fucked it up royally ...
This is where Southern apologists always get it wrong.
Yes, states were allowed to secede so yes technically the North did start the war. The Southern states acted within their rights.
However, slavery was not a worthy cause for secession.