You can't use the very few minority corrupt situations to condemn the motives of the majority. I believe its very defendable to say the overwhelming reason for the war in the Norths eyes was slavery

An old 10 minute audio....it's worth listening to. Julius Howell is his name and at the end he tells why the South fought.

This Confederate soldier tells about some Virgina engagements and learning of Lincoln's assassination.

I think this is one of only a handfull of recordings of 1st hand accounts.

And you were harmed how?

Okay slavery was wrong, so let's condemn 99.9% of all humans that ever existed, their history and culture, and while we're at their descendants and legacy.

The abolishment of slavery ain't even been here a minute in the scheme of things and is more utopian pipe dream than fact with folks like you actively opposing the efforts to eradicate it fully.

Curious, why is it those with the most to gain from slavery act as if they are the most impacted personally by it?

By corruption of basic human rights and the crimes against humanity that hinder the functionality of a free and just society

So you are somewhere around one hundred and eighty five years old and didn't get your freedom on your 21st birthday?

I asked just how WERE YOU DIRECTLY HARMED. Not some theorectically strawman.

By your reasoning the king of England owes me big.

As for a free and just society it seems like we functioned quite well until a bunch New England Karens got up in everybody's business and busted it all up.

Honestly I couldn't see where me being directly harmed really had anything with the discussion really since most of probably weren't so I just made a bs post.

And I'm confused by the king of England owing you based off anything I said. I dont recall saying or implying that anyone in present times owes anyone anything

And I'm guessing by ur reasoning ur 185 years since you said "we" functioned just fine back then?

Yep. I am in ks. My mammas family came out of TN and my dads
family rode up out of TX to settle here just prefacing my remarks before pointing out that the war was not only about slavery that was the rallying call and lighting rod but there were other reasons as history buffs here can research

In the context of a war, I can very well use occurences of Northern slave ownership while they (the North) were simultaneously condemning slavery....It's not okay to condone a little hypocrisy vs. widespread hypocrisy to the point of killing. Just to justify the means to another (non slavery) end.

Lincoln lived in Kentucky early on, as did Jefferson Davis for a while after he was born close to here in Fairview....Lincoln was well aware of what went on literally across the mason dixon river line from his early home.

reparations, one way air fair and do not EVER think of coming back. You michigan folks that are on here, what is the deal with letting these muslim freaks take over your towns or cities, blasting their ignorant prayers over a loud speaker early in the morning. Yall a bunch of sissies or just have assimilated. they are in YOur STREETS hollering death to america.

Used to squirrel hunt on a place over on Pin Oak Creek just outside of Hearne. There was some Confederate graves on top the hill on that place and the Daughter's of the Confederacy would still come out and tidy up the graves and put flowers and such. I can't recall the names on their graves, but some of them may have been your kinfolk Savell.

My family fought for the CSA as well. Some also fought in the Texas Revolution prior. All my stock is from the east Kentucky, Missouri, and Mississippi migrations to Texas. I'm proud of it too.

Oh, I have researched it.

You sure seem good at pointing out everyone elses problems ....what is the deal with you Texans letting illegals flood across your border for the last several decades? Yall a bunch of sissies or just assimilated?

Way cool. That property was the family place of one of my buddies. His last name is Robertson. I'll try to get the names off those graves from him. During that time, I'm sure those families knew one another.

Lol...Im not doubting you, Savell

Neither.

The carpetbaggers that came in during the 1870s after the Civil War took over pretty much everything including Texas politics. They still run all the major cities and control our politics. It's like Texas' own little AIPAC.

That's awesome. I guarantee our ancestors knew one another and likely fought alongside each other. My mom's side was name Neighbors. All I know about them was that one of the grandfathers was an Indian Negotiator for the Texas Republic or something.

My Dad's side goes back to the Highsmith's as Great Grandma was a Highsmith. Her Grandfather was Benjamin Franklin Highsmith. All my Lewis kin is mostly buried in the Sabinal Canyon of Texas, but my moms' side was from central Texas and buried there.

Benjamin Highsmith

There are a few facts not generally considered..having slaves has occurred in all societies through time..tribes of Indians kept members of other tribes as slaves, Indians kept whites as slaves. In Africa, they kept people from other tribes and a lot of those are where the ones shipped to the US came from.
One of the biggest ironies..Robert E Lee was hated because he fought for the CSA. Wasn't a slave owner. Didn't believe in it. Ulysses S Grant..regarded as the savior of the slaves and loved..was a slave owner.

Nope, at the time, they just wanted to take out the competition. Same thing going on across the middle east, Ukraine, and Venezuela as we speak.

Honest question.

How many of us know people that would be much better off in life getting three hots and a cot for life in exchange for free labor?