[central_va]

Slavery existed before the Revolutionary War. That was the status quo and considered normal then. It was emancipation that was considered radical, even in the North.

If you attempt to judge the people of the mid-nineteenth century by 21st century standards then you are going to get a very distorted view of history. Lincoln had racist views, Grand Wizard KKK racist views.

[sargon]

If you attempt to judge the people of the mid-nineteenth century by 21st century standards then you are going to get a very distorted view of history. Lincoln had racist views, Grand Wizard KKK racist views.

I understand that principle, but the fact remains that by 1860, the South, with its institutionalization of Slavery, was on the wrong side of History and Progress. It's that simple...