Actually only about 4% of the ships carrying slaves to America held American registry. And a few of those were owned and run by southerners. Who cares? The reason why so much antipathy for the CBF is because, unlike the United States flag, it represents a movement that fought to preserve and expand slavery at a time with the civilized world was turning away from it.
The reason why so much antipathy for the CBF is because, unlike the United States flag, it represents a movement that fought to preserve and expand slavery at a time with the civilized world was turning away from it.
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WRONG! The south fought to NOT be bankrupted by the north and dictated to in how to live their lives! The Freepers who disparage the Confederaate Battle Flag also scream about Washingtons dictates today. YOU CAN’T have it BOTH WAYS! 10th Amendment Yes, or No???????????????????????????????????///
“it represents a movement that fought to preserve and expand slavery at a time with the civilized world was turning away from it”.
Slavery was a dying institution and would have died out. But Lincoln could not afford to let the Southern states break away. Too much money would have been lost.
The Confederate Constitution specifically said NO MORE SLAVES WOULD BE IMPORTED.
Lincoln didn’t give a rat’s ass about slaves and said it in his official papers many times. Slavery only became an issue for him in the 2nd year of the war when he needed a “moral” reason to keep his Army fighting. England was also getting ready to side with the Confederacy and he knew if he made the war about slavery and the “rights of man” England would not offer support to the South. It’s about time the real Lincoln was taught in American high schools, if they even teach American history any longer.