“And just what was the “slavery” that 1860s Republicans wanted to impose on Southerners?”
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The “Black Radical Republican” government in Washington and their surrogate carpetbaggers in the southern states ruthlessly subjected much of the South after the War.
Many voted with their feet and went GTT.
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The war initially was NOT about slavery, but about protecting NE industry at the expense of Southern agriculture. Tariff issues. Hence the title “War of Northern Dominance”.
This is one of the most pointless conversations I remember and I think this is enough about a subject that is painful for me. And others.
Pointless indeed. It's things like this that make it so hopeless:
The war initially was NOT about slavery, but about protecting NE industry at the expense of Southern agriculture. Tariff issues. Hence the title “War of Northern Dominance”.
You're welcome to tell family stories and make up names for the war. Let me know if you ever want to talk about the actual history of those days.
Oh Lord, not another name for the war? Will it never end?