> So now you're saying that people who were affluent in antebellum should have been forced into slavery post-war.
Actually, no. It was called "Sarcasm," which I guess they don't teach in the South. But if you think that the idea of your ancestors being shackled and enslaved is a bad idea, why does the idea of some *other* people being shackled and enslaved not matter as much to you? What makes your ancestors better than some random strangers?
It had nothing to do with slavery. The war was rooted in conflicts over tariffs that had their root in the nullification crisis of 1832. The North was jealous of the high society that the South had managed to create, especially in it's urban ports.
Just curious about something. How many slaves have you known and talked to about their slavery? I knew one and became friends with him. He used to tell me stories about Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War, but what I thought most interesting is that he told me he was treated much worse by black people than white people. He even told me that his "owner" treated him like family.