In the South ONLY what Slavers wanted mattered. Poor men had no voice or power and were often even looked down on by the slaves of the wealthy. Gone With the Wind amply illustrates that.
"Gone With the Wind amply illustrates that."
Yes, all you'll ever need to know about "those people" in the south can be learned from Gone With The Wind. You need to stop while you're ahead, LOL.
Not in every state. One of my ancestors was a Texas rancher, who fought for the Confederacy. He had no use for slavery, so why do you suppose he risked his life?
Simple: He felt that coercion and invasion by the Federals was going too far.