[Publius]

When the Civil War broke out, Stephen Foster took a stand for the Union, not the Confederacy. This is a pro-Union song he wrote during the war.

Thomas Hampson & chorus sings "That's What's the Matter"

[Leaning Right]

> When the Civil War broke out, Stephen Foster took a stand for the Union, not the Confederacy. <

That was probably just a smokescreen, a way to hide his racism. That’s what CNN would say, anyway.