"For the fundamentalist, slavery is front and center;
by EricCartman (2023-12-29 10:45:27)

In reply to: Wha? *  posted by sprack

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for the revisionist, slavery is buried beneath layers of white ideology and politics." - Edward Ayers.

The article linked below does a great job elaborating on the two mindsets that I mentioned above, and provides the nuance and context that I think is necessary to answer the question at hand. The simple answer of slavery is not enough, in my opinion. After all, the South fought to form their own country, based on the utilization of slave labor. The North however, fought to preserve the union, not eliminate slavery. So in a battle between two sides, slavery represents the motivations of one side, not both sides.



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