Democrats – Still the Party of Slavery after all these years
Friday, April 12th, 2013One of the many things about which I was lied to during my primary-school education was that the American Civil War was simply about slavery. Properly understood, the Civil War was about many other things, although slavery certainly was the principal catalyst.
If one were to listen only to contemporary civil rights leaders in this country, one would come away with the impression that slavery was a uniquely American sin. You also would get the clear impression that it was eradicated by the De...
