PugJesus@lemmy.world to Political Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoLincoln would be rolling in his grave to see the modern GOPlemmy.worldimagemessage-square53fedilinkarrow-up1596arrow-down113
arrow-up1583arrow-down1imageLincoln would be rolling in his grave to see the modern GOPlemmy.worldPugJesus@lemmy.world to Political Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square53fedilink
minus-squarePotatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up57arrow-down1·10 months agoIt’s about states rights! The right for individual states to ensure black people are enslaved.
minus-squareChunk@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up29·10 months agoThey were protecting their way of life! To enslave others They were defending against northern aggression! While the north died to free black human beings They had economic anxiety! Because they didn’t want to work like the slaves were
minus-squareNoSpiritAnimal@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up28arrow-down1·10 months agoArticle 1 of the Confederate Constitution made it illegal for any Confederate state unilaterally outlaw slavery. It wasn’t even about states rights a little bit.
It’s about states rights!
The right for individual states to ensure black people are enslaved.
They were protecting their way of life!
To enslave others
They were defending against northern aggression!
While the north died to free black human beings
They had economic anxiety!
Because they didn’t want to work like the slaves were
Article 1 of the Confederate Constitution made it illegal for any Confederate state unilaterally outlaw slavery.
It wasn’t even about states rights a little bit.