[DIRTYSECRET]

Some fought for the Confederates.

[servantboy777]

Not all slave owners were tyrants. The plantation for many were where they lived, worked, taught their kids. After the war, stories about black families not wanting to leave their homes. Stories of beloved black mammies that cared for the white children were not hated and despised, in fact were loved.

It's too bad the victor of the war began revising history. Sure, slavery was part of the reason for the war in many peoples minds, but it was not the primary reason for the war.

In fact, the overwhelming majority of Southerners fighting the aggression of the North never owned a slave. They were too poor. So, what were they fighting for if not defending their right to own slaves?

They were fighting what they perceived as a federal behemoth attempting to control their lives, tax the hell outta them. Also the North was placing embargo's on goods from Europe, particularly farm equipment.

[The_Media_never_lie]

Cherokee Indians were one of 5 tribes who owned black slaves and took them with them to farm the land when they were forced to leave for Oklahoma.

Cherokees also fought valiantly for the Confederacy during the Civil War.