Re: [FN] U.S. Slavery/War Between the States/natve slavery

[*Noquisi* (Day Starr)]

Of course in the capitalist society, making a buck is always the primary motivation
to send folks to fight and die. One connection to slavery was if future states
(future land stolen from our people and called 'states') were admitted into the
United States as "slave states" it would compete with the newly industrialized North
who would have to pay their workers while slave states would have free workers.
There were larger tarriff issues, and all kinds of things -- that affected White
workers. I mentioned the slavery issue since the Cherokees had the experience of
being captured by Whites and sold into slavery in the Caribbean, and yet some of us
still owned Black slaves (who were also forced to walk along the Trail of Tears).
And unlike some Native Nations who were forced into taking a side in the Civil War,
Nations who truly wanted to remain uninvolved; we had others who had identified so
completely with the racist White south that they actively supported the "Cause".

But I agree with your interpretation, and that it was not fought over slavery for
it's inhumanity as is told now.

*Noquisi*


"Charles E. Yow" wrote:

> For those who believe the popular myth that the War Between the States was
> fought over slavery, understand it was not.  The War Between the States was
> fought over States Rights, largest issues were tariff and other tax related
> issues, not slavery, this is strongly supported by period documents, slavery
> might have been an issue, but it was not the issue.  At this point in time
> history has been distorted to appear the War was fought over slavery, the
> truth however remains the North had little concern regarding slaves.  <snip>
>
> The tendency to overlook the issue of native slavery is a convenient attempt
> to push native issues farther into the corner by overlooking the viciousness
> of colonialization.  To lose the use of lands of ones ancestors is a
> terrible thing, but to be uprooted, deprived of freedom, family, culture and
> society and sold into slavery is the cruelest of practices.
>
> Charles Yow, Sr.
>
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