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re: LeVar Burton shocked to discover he's descended from a Confederate soldier
Posted on 1/22/24 at 7:44 am to Privateer 2007
Posted on 1/22/24 at 7:44 am to Privateer 2007
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But, do people really believe...
1) war was over solely slavery
2)hundreds of thousands of men in a nation of what 20-30 million would take up arms over slavery?
Yes. If you lived outside the South, you would know this.
My school grade years were in New York, and that is pretty much how it is taught. The Southern version of the war is much different than Northern version.
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There's slavery all over middle east, Africa, and Asia nowadays. I don't see anybody taking up arms.
It is not official government sanctioned slavery, that is what existed in the world back in the 1800s and before. There is slavery still in the USA, if you want to go down that route.
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You fought for where you lived. Like 95+% fought for state they lived in
People were also extremely ignorant back then, lacking proper schooling and access to communication/information. How many would have fought, if they had the knowledge we had today?
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Posted on 1/22/24 at 7:59 am to DarthRebel
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DarthRebel
From whom do you think the Mississippi Rebs were rebelling from?
In an age of cancel culture, I am still baffled that the University of Mississippi mascot has lasted.
Posted on 1/22/24 at 8:00 am to DarthRebel
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People were also extremely ignorant back then, lacking proper schooling and access to communication/information. How many would have fought, if they had the knowledge we had today?
This is a myth that won’t die. Literacy rates in the US were higher in 1850, over 90%, than they are today, 79%.
This post was edited on 1/22/24 at 8:00 am
Posted on 1/22/24 at 8:12 am to DarthRebel
Get Levar the platinum white privilege card WE can use him.
This post was edited on 1/22/24 at 8:13 am
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