Jefferson had slaves that were white by all appearance but the point is that they were considered black by law and thus treated that way by society. Never the less there was not ONE ship which arrived carrying white slaves. It was completely race based and totally different from ancient slavery. Much more inhuman.
The issue isn't about House vs field slaves but about the race based nature of the institution.
History has "inculpated" the Slavers I have to do nothing but kick away the trivial roadblocks to truth erected by their defenders. The fact remains that the attitude of Southern leaders changed from recognizing the evil of the institution and hoping that it could be ended to glorifying it and deciding to destroy the Union rather than have it ended. Slavers loved slavery more than their country. A new philosophy of freedom was stated in the DoI and made the justification for revolt from England, that philosophy was negated by slavery. It was incompatible with America's birth and meaning and in unavoidable conflict with Freedom. It had to go.
There were plenty of people who recognized this two hundred twenty eight years ago so the regression the South underwent for the next 85 years is of no interest to any but excuse makers. I suppose you will defend the Nazis for not knowing that the Jews were not bent on destroying Germany.
What you believe you recognize is a twisted image of your own fantasies.
you are an obvious victim of the "publick screwls edumakashun sistim".
and a victim of the REVISIONIST/socialist/communist/damnyankee-elite's LEFT's propaganda machine.
go read some TRADITIONAL scholars about the 19th century & the struggle for dixie FREEDOM from northern oppression & come back here. we'll talk then.
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