budsfarm posted:The historical omission of the Yankee participation in the slave trade ranks right up with the lies that the Emancipation Proclamation freed the slaves and Black Lives Matter.
Probably the biggest lie was the war was all about slavery. A large number of slave owners fought for the North and more than a few northerners fought for the South because one of the major reasons for the war was whether states had the right to leave the national government. Probably the biggest reason people fought the war was that the North invaded the South and likewise people in the North feared the South would do the same. It's not shameful to fight for ones family and friends to protect them from invaders.