Quote:Go ahead and believe it was solely or almost entirely about slavery if you wish. The South was offered twice a Constitutional Amendment to protect slavery, but it was declined because it was only one of many grievances by the South. Four of the States didn't even join the Confederacy until Lincoln started the Civil War and invaded the South. They were protecting what they perceived as one sovereignty being invaded by an aggressor.

You ignore, once again, the words coming from the mouth of the Confederacy founders themselves, that state the secession was about their rights to promulgate slavery were threatened. They rejected the amendments most likely due to the fact they would never pass. You conveniently omit the fact that the Republican Party achieved majorities in both the House and Senate in the election of 1860; this would be a death blow to any proposed amendment. And the southerners knew this. You can gloss over the sources from their own mouths and the historical context of the time; whatever helps you stay in denial

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