[jrushing]

"So poor white Southerners supported slavery then, just as many low-income people support the extension of George W. Bush's tax cuts for the wealthy now."

I posted this to show how the drive-by-media keeps to the template no matter what the topic is.

As for as the South & slavery is concerned, there is a great book by Freeper LS who answered the questions in my mind.

A Patriot's History of the United States

[jrushing]

Thank you for your great book.
See post 17.
JR

[LS]

Thanks. There is considerable debate about how popular secession was, but whether one owned a slave or not (and very large numbers did, usually one or two), the institution of slavery was overwhelmingly popular (of course, except with slaves) and supported by almost all southern whites---rich, poor, whatever. It was first and foremost a social system of control, a sociology of superiority, and none of those who ever brayed bout "states rights" ever meant that term in any way other than "states rights to hold humans in bondage."

[stainlessbanner]

JR Hummel is better if you want scholarly work on the subject. Other respected scholars on the subject and related WBTS topics: Gallagher, Foote, Adams, Freeman, Tilley, Dilorenzo, Robertson, Catton.