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The first American urban legend and revisionist history - the CW was fought over slavery. The South fought for States Rights. Yes, there were black soldiers and many were freedmen fighting for their own land. Yes, those very same freedmen owned slaves which too many prefer to ignore.

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The first American urban legend and revisionist history - the CW was fought over slavery.

"What was the reason that induced Georgia to take the step of secession? This reason may be summed up in one single proposition. It was a conviction, a deep conviction on the part of Georgia, that a separation from the North-was the only thing that could prevent the abolition of her slavery." -- Speech of Henry Benning to the Virginia Secession Convention

But what did he know, right?

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TRUE!

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