Isn't that historically inaccurate? What I was taught in middle school was that the slaves were freed as a war tactic in an effort to weaken the South. The war itself was fought because the South wanted to secede from the union...right? So why do people keep saying that the Union soldiers fought and died to free the slaves?
Oh--and incidentally, this is NOT a racially charged question; I'd just like to know for the sake of knowing. And for all of you who plan on disregarding this statement and lecturing me anyway...
I'm Jamaican, so if I wanted to blame someone, or ask for my five-dollar reparations, I'd have to ask Queen Elizabeth; not G. W. Bush. So please; don't waste valuable answering space with your angry, opinionated banter. Just answer the damn question.
As for everyone else, I'd like your input. :)
2006-07-15
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