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A Civil War Myth: Slavery As Purely A Moral Issue
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Elliot L. Hearst ACE 001 1SA4 Dr. Robert Kole May 11, 2002 FINAL DRAFT A Civil War Myth: Slavery As Purely A Moral Issue Over 140 years after the U.S. Civil War began, most people today are of the belief that the South was pro-slavery, the North felt it was morally wrong, and that was the extent of their conflict. Therein lies the myth. Many other factors related to the slavery problem were in play, among them demographics and political representation, economics and agricultural issues, state's rights, constitutional law, and sectional pride. Nor was the controversy demarcated strictly along geographical lines. Evidence tells us that many in the North were ambivalent about slavery, while some in the South had either no opinion on the subject or were actually opposed to the practice. According to McCallum, "many historians like to believe that the moral aspect of slavery is what made it an explosive issue." However, numerous...
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