re: History Debate: Ulysses S. Grant vs. Robert E. Lee

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Are you telling me that you believe that the former slaves were better off after a devastating war, the south with no economy to speak of, facing reconstruction the effects of which are still being felt today. vs The south freeing slaves and assimilating them into society. A difficult but not unprecedented move

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I'm telling you nothing, I was asking you a question which you seem unable to answer.

The South went to war to keep their way of life, and the status quo. They believed in states rights, and that included slavery.

I don't believe the South left alone would have quickly given up slavery despite what you think.

But say they had, do you think they would have just told their former slaves goodbye, and wished them well?

Certainly the ex slaves faced a rough go after reconstruction, but nothing I've seen or read tells me it wasn't going to be any different for the slaves no matter what.