I'm not an advocate of playing the Race Card. If you are, here's a quote in American history from a fire-eater from Jefferson Davis’ home state. It captures the thinking of many of the American people at the time of Lincoln's War.
You should always include the quote to support your decision to play the Race Card.
“I will say, then, that I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of bringing about in any way the social and political equality of the white and black races — that I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of making voters or jurors of negroes, nor of qualifying them to hold office, nor to intermarry with white people; and I will say in addition to this that there is a physical difference between the white and black races...I, as much as any man, am in favor of having the superior position assigned to the white race.”
Do you have any quotes from Southern leaders showing their views on the races were more enlightened than Lincoln’s?