I’ve been reading a lot of Texas history. Civil War/Reconstruction/Readmission (?) created real Constitutional problems....not easily dealt with.
Not trying to take any sides, or pick any fights, as I know lots of folks here feel strongly about this topic and many others.
I’m just saying.....that era of history was fraught with real difficulties socially, legally, constitutionally, etc. Even good people with rational moral impulses could strongly disagree. And have good reasons for their disagreements. Nothing easy bout that time period.....
Any honest historian (there are some) would agree that the era of Reconstruction from 1866 to 1877 is the most complicated in US history and the one that defies any simple analysis. There are so many conflicts and were multi causal in nation. There is no simple narrative of good versus evil that is beloved by Americans.