The south wanted to keep the institution of slavery. They were rightfully defeated. If the south had freed the slaves and then fired on Ft. Sumter History would have turned out differently and the South would have had the moral authority.
Thankfully the racists running the Southern Government lost.
“The south wanted to keep the institution of slavery. They were rightfully defeated.”
If the South was fighting for slavery, who was fighting against slavery?
“Thankfully the racists running the Southern Government lost.”
You seem to imply that racialism is a southern thing, and not something that drove northern policies.
Here’s a quote that you may wish to incorporate into future posts - it is from a slave state-born politician that rose to national prominence in the years prior to War Between the States.
“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 which I believe will forever forbid the two races living together on terms of social and political equality. And inasmuch as they cannot so live, while they do remain together there must be the position of superior and inferior, and I as much as any other man am in favor of having the superior position assigned to the white race.”
by the standards of today, 99% of the American population in 1860 would have been considered virulent racists.