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Day: July 5, 2020

No Virginia, the Civil War was not about States’ Rights

July 5, 2020July 9, 2020 ~ Pragmatic Libertarian

If you ask a number of people what the Civil War was about, you'll often hear it was about States' Rights. Why is the concept so prevalent? John C. Calhoun created the concept of States' Rights as a justification for maintaining slavery and arguing for Southern secession as early as 1850. This idea was later … Continue reading No Virginia, the Civil War was not about States’ Rights

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