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PoindexterOglethorpe

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1. I was in junior high in northern New York State when the Civil War Centll,ennial

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Wed Jul 17, 2019, 09:52 PM

Jul 2019

rolled around.

As I recall, all of a sudden we were being told that the Civil War was NOT about slavery but about some mysterious states' rights.

Somehow the revisionism reached that far into the north.

I also recall feeling highly skeptical, but was far too young and ignorant of history to effectively counter those claims. But I also remember being outraged and knowing that this new interpretation was profoundly wrong.

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How the myth of black Confederates was born [View all] Eugene Jul 2019 OP

I was in junior high in northern New York State when the Civil War Centll,ennial PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2019 #1

He has already addressed last nights' mess. irisblue Jul 2019 #2

I've been reading Levin's articles and twitter feed for a few years. rogue emissary Jul 2019 #3