I am a graduate student in history and have studied the Civil War era extensively. Everytime I read a piece of revisionist garbage like this I am reminded of why, even if I can only ever reach a handful of people, I study history and try not to allow our history to be corrupted like this.
During the era mr. blankley is talking about, there was a pervasive belief that a "slave power conspiracy" was wielding tremendous power behind the scenes. It was never a belief held by the majority of Americans but extended well beyond the abolitionists. You must really play fast and loose with the facts to believe that a modest reexertion of authority by the elected government over our own slave power, that is corporate power, is somehow "socialist" and viciously opposed by the majority.
Read the Article at HuffingtonPost
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