I understand, perfectly.
I grew up in the North and was educated in Indiana and Ohio. I learned a single perspective of the civil war, viz., the South was the devil.
Then I moved to the South for college and work. There I learned that sometimes there are two sides to a story.
Now I know that slavery, while being a catalyst, was not the sole ground for the civil war.
But what I was most amazed about was the fact that Lincoln, in spite of my early education, was, by today's standards, quite a racist.
But what I was most amazed about was the fact that Lincoln, in spite of my early education, was, by today's standards, quite a racist.
* This above all was the biggest shock to me. When I read statements made by Lincoln, I was amazed. I didn't get disillusioned. It made me want to read what other presidents have said. While people like Randall Robinson call Thomas Jefferson the worst names, TJ did more to ensure the future freedom of black people than anyone else, even Lincoln.