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Originally Posted by Byte1
And yet, the reminders MUST be removed. Out of sight, out of mind. "Whitewash" history? Or, how about blacked out as if it never happened?
Like I have said before, those soldiers were NOT fighting to preserve slavery. They were fighting for their homes. Very few soldiers ever owned slaves.
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"The Cornerstone Speech, also known as the Cornerstone Address, was an oration given by Alexander H. Stephens, Vice President of the Confederate States of America, at the Athenaeum in Savannah, Georgia, on March 21, 1861.
Here's the exerpt: "..."our new government['s] foundations are laid, its cornerstone rests, upon the great truth that the negro is not equal to the white man; that slavery—subordination to the superior race—is his natural and normal condition. This, our new government, is the first, in the history of the world, based upon this great physical, philosophical, and moral truth..."
So, no. They weren't fighting to save their homes. They actually believed they were superior to black people.