“fixated on slavery”
It takes two to tango. There are many misconceptions by readers of as you say a 158 year old conflict.
In fact the debate is much older by about 200 years at least.
I have an Iowa history book that mentions my direct ancestors, published in 1878. There is much discussion of slavery and states rights, the wealth of the southern planters being heavily taxed, etc. But the book acknowledges that active debate had been going on for many years.
The group of writers of this book state that it was the firing on Fort Sumter that got every one fighting mad.
Bullshit
You insinuate yourself into southern business always have
Totally oblivious to your own social injustices and the unintended consequence of your self righteousness
It’s always been like this
And it’s destroyed everything in its self applauding part
You South haters are the problem same as Antifa or black lives matter
Two to tango my ass
Are we invading you or commanding how you treat your history?
No
We tried to break off from you cause you’re insufferable
And here we go again but much differently this time
“The group of writers of this book state that it was the firing on Fort Sumter that got every one fighting mad.”
I’m sure that they wouldn’t want to start with the guerilla terrorism of John Brown. Financed by Boston elites and venerated with religious fervor throughout the North. That might muddy up their morality tale a bit.
There had been decades of hatemongering of the South that began as early as the election of Jefferson- he was the first Slave Power President according the angelic sorts of Massachusetts.
One of the best books on what led up to war is Thomas Flemings’ “A Disease in the Public Mind”.