I have to agree 100% with Keith on this one. The Emancipation Proclamation didn't come until 18 months or so AFTER the start of the Civil War. The War was going on before that issue even came up. I agree that it BECAME about that issue, but it did not START because of that.
There is the Museum of the Confederacy a couple of miles from here, in the city. They have one of the most incredible collections of documents I've ever seen, and they have much more that can be shown privately. Once you see the documents and talk to the historians that run that place, you'll throw your history book in the trash can.
The actual documents are there to support it all, you just have to be willing to accept what you find.
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