[JimRed]

The Civil War (or the war of Secession) was about states rights not slavery - Lincoln made it into that.

The War of Northern Aggression was about states rights, the primary one of which was the right to own slaves.

[SkyDancer]

That I know and have posted that very idea long time ago when this issue was brought up. Every so often someone comes along and raises it again like they were some Civil War veteran. It’s over. The Union survived. Some folks simply won’t let it go.

[HiTech RedNeck]

The South was peopled largely with Democrats, to further confuse the issue. The Republicanization of the South is a modern trend, a welcome one but one that required leaving behind certain follies.