re: was Jefferson Davis guilty of treason?

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Ultimately, by the end of the war, the Federals had stated their intention to end slavery in the US. Even as a proud Southerner, I say that gave the North the moral high ground.

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What does it mean to be a "proud Southerner"?

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"How so?"

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It's very simple:

One side fought to codify slavery and white supremacy (explicitly). The other side did not. Just look at the extreme political battles in the preceding 10 years. They were almost all over the expansion of slavery. And just look in the aftermath of the war at what was going on in CSA states well into the 1960's.