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The Wildman’s Civil War Surplus store is seen in 2022 in Kennesaw, Ga. The store carries Confederate memorabilia, antique weapons and Civil War books.
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Here it is the beginning of 2024, and we are still debating what caused the Civil War?
A bit of history: Cotton was king, the production of cotton made the South rich. As an African American, I am appalled by the continued attempts to whitewash the ugly history of the Civil War.
In response to Herbert Blann’s letter (“Secession was the cause of Civil War,” Star-Advertiser, Jan. 2): Yes, the cause was secession. But why did the South want to secede? Because it wanted to keep slavery, which made it wealthy through the growth-of-cotton period.
Gregory Peterson
Kapolei
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