“the South was right on everything but slavery”
This constant association with the South and slavery pisses me off. The North had slavery, too, and Lincoln did not free the slaves, the 13th Amendment did.
I always found it interesting that the slaves weren’t freed until long after the war started. Yet it’s always said slavery is why the war was fought.
The North had slavery, too, and Lincoln did not free the slaves, the 13th Amendment did.
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The “party of Lincoln” line that was used for a while tickled me pink.
“I am not, nor ever have been in favor of bringing about in any way the social and political equality of the white and black races. I am not nor ever have been in favor of making voters or jurors of Negroes, nor qualifying them to hold office, nor to intermarry with white people. And I will say in addition to this that there is a physical difference between the white and black races which I believe will ever forbid the two races living together on terms of social and political equality. … And inasmuch as they cannot so live, while they do remain together there must be the position of superior and inferior and I as much as any other man am in favor of having the superior position assigned to the white race.” – Abraham Lincoln in his fourth debate with Stephen Douglas in the campaign for the United States Senate on September 18th of 1858.
I also seem to remember a collection of narratives from some old ex-slaves (1930’s I think) in which many expressed an abiding reverence for their former masters that had withstood half-century of post-slavery experience.
Just sayin’..