Confederate Flag And Slavery-Dispelling Myths (A Harsha Sankar Article)
Dear Citizen, August 25th, 2017
For the umpteenth time, the "Stars and Bars" had nothing to do with
Blacks. It symbolized the distinct and unique Southern culture. The
South had developed their own traditions,customs, etiquette, and even
accent. The Southern Heritage is much more pronounced because, unlike
other regions, the people developed deep roots to the land. The South was
not nearly as transient because people had ties to the land. People
lived off the land there as the North had industry.
The Union wanted a stronger centralized
government than the Southern states desired. When the North requested
greater control of the South's trade and banking and the South would not
cede, Washington leadership decided to then make slavery an issue to
galvanize support. The North "Union" did not care about enslaved Blacks.
They cared about greater national sovereignty, which might not have
been a bad thing.
Nation-statism and national sovereignty was a phenomenon that was
sweeping the entire world. Petty kingdoms and small states were merging
into nationhood throughout all of Europe. That "bug" had made its entry
into the USA.
The American Civil War was neither a civil war nor a revolutionary war.
It was America's second war of secession. The first was misnamed the
American Revolution.
Even though the cotton gin increased the need for slavery, it is
very possible that with automation and industrialization, the need for
unskilled slavery would have nearly died in 20 to 30 years after the
civil war. After all, just as many poor whites tilled the field with the
Black slaves.
Information is the currency of freedom!
Very Truly Yours,
Harsha Sankar
908 Valley Ridge Road
Covington, Virginia