To: canalabamian
Thank you for the thoughtful analysis. What a contrast from the venomous retorts by those neo-Confederates! You make some good points.
Indeed, one of my themes is that history books (nearly all of which are written by Democrat professors, but not mine) overemphasize the North v. South aspect of the Civil War, which was nearly as much between Republicans and Democrats as it was between North and South. The southern white Unionists (and let's not forget the southern blacks) voted GOP as soon as they could, while in the North millions of Democrats there, known as Copperheads, sided with the rebels.
Neo-Confederates do not realize that they are spouting Democrat propaganda.
76 posted on
04/19/2003 7:16:28 AM PDT by
Grand Old Partisan
(You can read about my history of the GOP at www.republicanbasics.com)
To: All
Thank you for the thoughtful analysis. What a contrast from the venomous retorts by those neo-Confederates! You make some good points.
Indeed, one of my themes is that history books (nearly all of which are written by Democrat professors, but not mine) overemphasize the North v. South aspect of the Civil War, which was nearly as much between Republicans and Democrats as it was between North and South. The southern white Unionists (and let's not forget the southern blacks) voted GOP as soon as they could, while in the North millions of Democrats there, known as Copperheads, sided with the rebels.
Neo-Confederates do not realize that they are spouting Democrat propaganda.
77 posted on
04/19/2003 7:17:30 AM PDT by
Grand Old Partisan
(You can read about my history of the GOP at www.republicanbasics.com)
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