“The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie,” said President John F. Kennedy (D-Massachusetts). “But the myth… something that is persistent, persuasive and unrealistic.”
We often think it’s easy to spot conspiracy theories and lies from miles away. However, several lies about the American Civil War have been passed down from one generation to the other for centuries.
Here are several examples:
The Civil War Wasn’t About Slavery
I was taught this in school. I vividly remember my history teacher saying the American Civil War was about states rights and abolishing Federal laws. However, 99% of that argument is filled with more BS than a poop sandwich.
Here’s a direct quote from Texas’ decision to secede from the Federal Union:
“We hold as undeniable truths that the governments of the various States, and of the confederacy itself, were established exclusively by the white race, for themselves and their posterity; that the African race had no agency in their establishment; that they were rightfully held and regarded as an inferior and dependent race, and in that condition only could their existence in this country be rendered beneficial or tolerable.”