Image via WikipediaFive myths about why the South seceded
There are a variety of reasons cited for the South seceding from the Union and beginning the Civil War. So that everyone is clear, read the article linked above. The South left the Union over the issue of slavery. Southerners can put whatever spin on this subject, but the record reflects the truth. Don't be fooled!
Haley Barbour, possible candidate for President in 2012, may not think that segregation in Mississippi "wasn't do bad" and other may try and shift the historic documentation of racism in the South, then and now, but facts speak for themselves.
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