Bryan_C
First Sergeant
- Joined
- Jul 21, 2012
- Location
- North of Fort Stevens, DC
My young daughter has the book If You Lived When There Was Slavery In America. It's a children's book that tries to explain the history of American slavery. On page 7, it says, "Most White people in the South wanted to keep there slaves. This was one of the reasons for the terrible war between the Northern states and the Southern states known as the Civil War."
Of, course, this is not the first time I have heard reference to "other reasons." I think there is only one, that is, slavery, with its ties to politics, race and economics. I believe had there been no slavery as we know it in the history of the United States, there would have been no war. I can't see any other reason that would produce 4 years of fighting and 620,000 (and some say 750,000) deaths.
Of, course, this is not the first time I have heard reference to "other reasons." I think there is only one, that is, slavery, with its ties to politics, race and economics. I believe had there been no slavery as we know it in the history of the United States, there would have been no war. I can't see any other reason that would produce 4 years of fighting and 620,000 (and some say 750,000) deaths.