• givesomefucks@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    No. The states and the Feds all agreed on their right to own slaves and nothing was going to interfere with that “right”.

    It’s not dressing it up. It makes everyone look worse…

    • Dkarma@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      Then why did the confederates specifically say it was about slavery when they surrendered?