He took the same position as some of the Founding Fathers. There were, however, several notable black slave owners at the time of the war.. His name escapes me at the moment but one notable one was in Louisiana.
We tend to look at The War Between The States in a 21st century context when we should look at it in the context of the 19th. Pre war Americans primarily considered themselves citizens of their respective states.
With that in mind why do you suppose Lee fought for the Confederacy? It certainly wasn't to preserve slavery.
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There were, however, several notable black slave owners at the time of the war.. His name escapes me at the moment but one notable one was in Louisiana.
And was this person also calling slavery an evil for whites?
With that in mind why do you suppose Lee fought for the Confederacy? It certainly wasn't to preserve slavery.
He fought because Virginia joined the rebellion. He chose state over country, which I think was a mistake.