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Slavery was at the root of what the Civil War was all about. If there had been no slavery, there would have been no war, and that ultimately what the… - James M. McPherson
" "Slavery was at the root of what the Civil War was all about. If there had been no slavery, there would have been no war, and that ultimately what the Confederacy was fighting for was to preserve a nation based on a social system that incorporated slavery. Had that not been the case, there would have been no war. That's an issue that a lot of Southern whites today find hard to accept.
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About James M. McPherson
James M. "Jim" McPherson (born 11 October 1936) is an American historian, best known for his writings on the American Civil War.
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To a good many southerners the events of 1861–1865 have been known as 'The War of Northern Aggression'. Never mind that the South took the initiative by seceding in defiance of an election of a president by a constitutional majority. Never mind that the Confederacy started the war by firing on the American flag. These were seen as preemptive acts of defense against northern aggression.
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