Subj : The Birth of a Nation (19
To : MRO
From : Dumas Walker
Date : Thu Oct 20 2022 04:10 pm
> > If you consider that most early blacks arrived as slaves, and the issue of
> > slavery was a contributor to the Civil War, that quote has truth to it.
>
> I think slavery as a contributer to civil war was a red herring.
> If you look at the declairations of secession from the states that wanted to l
> ve, they had valid reasons.
> Slavery played a part, but it wasn't the only reason.
You are correct, it certainly was not, but it is the one that got a lot of
attention and stirred emotions and sentiments much more than any other.
* SLMR 2.1a * Dragon riders make good first impressions.
