Indeed the civil war was over the tariff's the north wanted to imposed on southern states. The reason wasn't drawing a favorable reaction and so the powers to be turned to slavery at first as a means to threaten the south source of labor which quickly moved to a movement to abolish slavery.

The author makes an interesting observation in explaining that black families were intact in 1930 yet by 1960 they splintered badly. Why?

Also note he claims that the confederate flag came back into prominence because of the push to desegregate.

did the government's interference in race relation help or hurt?

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