this post was submitted on 04 Nov 2023
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[–] [email protected] 70 points 1 year ago (3 children)

it was for state’s rights!

It was for state’s rights to:

[–] [email protected] 44 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Be forced to allow slavery.

It was illegal in the Confederacy for them to ban it. So much for the right to choose for themselves.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 1 year ago

…literally own people.