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To: jeffersondem

Anyone knows that ending slavery was not the only reason. That is aside from the fact that one of the reasons why the south fought was to preserve slavery.


225 posted on 12/29/2019 10:18:45 AM PST by JoeRender
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To: JoeRender

“Anyone knows that ending slavery was not the only reason. That is aside from the fact that one of the reasons why the south fought was to preserve slavery.”

There were slaves in the Confederate States. And there were slaves in the United States.

The Confederate States’ constitution enshrined slavery. The United States’ constitution enshrined slavery.

The President of the Confederate States swore an oath to uphold its pro-slavery constitution. The President of the United States swore an oath - twice - to uphold its pro-slavery constitution.

After the Emancipation Proclamation one President added a slave state to his nation. Do you know which one?


227 posted on 12/29/2019 10:39:08 AM PST by jeffersondem
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