The American Civil War of 1861 to 1865 was an event that redefined the nation’s history and set a new course towards the impossible dream of claiming true freedom and justice for all. While the exact causes of the conflict are still heavily debated, one thing is clear: the Civil War was largely about slavery.
Despite former US ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley’s recent claim that the war wasn’t about slavery, the evidence overwhelmingly supports that the war was fought because of the institution of slavery. Historians generally agree that the states’ rights issues were always related to slavery and the preservation of the Union.
The seceding Confederacy argued that the federal government had overstepped its power with the abolishment of slavery, thus nullifying the Constitution. In response, the Union sought to restore the Union to its original form and to protect the rights of Blacks in the US.
In order to protect its interests, the Confederacy passed around the idea that the Union was not a higher moral ground, and instead argued that it was only protecting its interests to preserve slavery. In fact, in June 1861, Confederate Vice President Alexander Stephens declared that the Confederacy’s “foundations are laid, its cornerstone rests, upon the great truth that the Negro is not equal to the white man.”
It’s important to also note that the Confederacy’s first official act was a punitive one that sought to punish the Union for prohibiting slavery. In October 1861, Confederate President Jefferson Davis declared that any ship that “imports slaves into any port” would be “condemned as a lawful prize and be forfeited to the country.”
Finally, during the war, the Union issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, and in 1865, the Thirteenth Amendment officially abolished slavery in the United States. This was an obvious sign that the Civil War was indeed about slavery.
Therefore, despite Nikki Haley’s opinions, the American Civil War was indisputably about slavery. The evidence is clear and evident; it is only a matter of accepting the facts and getting an honest education about the Civil War.
The American Civil War of 1861 to 1865 was an event that redefined the nation’s history and set a new course towards the impossible dream of claiming true freedom and justice for all. While the exact causes of the conflict are still heavily debated, one thing is clear: the Civil War was largely about slavery.
Despite former US ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley’s recent claim that the war wasn’t about slavery, the evidence overwhelmingly supports that the war was fought because of the institution of slavery. Historians generally agree that the states’ rights issues were always related to slavery and the preservation of the Union.
The seceding Confederacy argued that the federal government had overstepped its power with the abolishment of slavery, thus nullifying the Constitution. In response, the Union sought to restore the Union to its original form and to protect the rights of Blacks in the US.
In order to protect its interests, the Confederacy passed around the idea that the Union was not a higher moral ground, and instead argued that it was only protecting its interests to preserve slavery. In fact, in June 1861, Confederate Vice President Alexander Stephens declared that the Confederacy’s “foundations are laid, its cornerstone rests, upon the great truth that the Negro is not equal to the white man.”
It’s important to also note that the Confederacy’s first official act was a punitive one that sought to punish the Union for prohibiting slavery. In October 1861, Confederate President Jefferson Davis declared that any ship that “imports slaves into any port” would be “condemned as a lawful prize and be forfeited to the country.”
Finally, during the war, the Union issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, and in 1865, the Thirteenth Amendment officially abolished slavery in the United States. This was an obvious sign that the Civil War was indeed about slavery.
Therefore, despite Nikki Haley’s opinions, the American Civil War was indisputably about slavery. The evidence is clear and evident; it is only a matter of accepting the facts and getting an honest education about the Civil War.
