Four of the enslaving states that seceding from the United States (South Carolina, Georgia, Texas and Mississippi) wrote formal documents describing the “immediate causes” for their secession. They are horrifying, yet important to read. All four make absolutely clear that secession was chosen to protect their “rights” and “freedoms” to e…
Four of the enslaving states that seceding from the United States (South Carolina, Georgia, Texas and Mississippi) wrote formal documents describing the “immediate causes” for their secession. They are horrifying, yet important to read. All four make absolutely clear that secession was chosen to protect their “rights” and “freedoms” to enslave Blacks forever.
Here are the very first sentences from Mississippi’s “A Declaration of the Immediate Causes which Induce and Justify the Secession of the State of Mississippi from the Federal Union.”
“In the momentous step which our State has taken of dissolving its connection with the government of which we so long formed a part, it is but just that we should declare the prominent reasons which have induced our course.
“Our position is thoroughly identified with the institution of slavery-- the greatest material interest of the world. Its labor supplies the product which constitutes by far the largest and most important portions of commerce of the earth. These products are peculiar to the climate verging on the tropical regions, and by an imperious law of nature, none but the black race can bear exposure to the tropical sun. These products have become necessities of the world, and a blow at slavery is a blow at commerce and civilization. That blow has been long aimed at the institution, and was at the point of reaching its consummation. There was no choice left us but submission to the mandates of abolition, or a dissolution of the Union, whose principles had been subverted to work out our ruin.”
Beau of the Fifth Column had an excellent video he and his team published a day ago on his second channel that discussed this as well - there is so very much that was left out of my history education and to hear Beau read those awful passages that I had never been aware of was sobering to yet again witness the evidence of efforts to demean and subjugate an entire race of people.
There’s extensive documentation about slavery-intentions, impact and debates. It’s fascinating to read the newspapers, congressional speeches and governmental documents from that time.
Reading about the abolitionists’ efforts gives hope…
Tom, these are such chilling and appalling words and sentiments and yet, as primary sources, so directly in the spirit of HCR! They jolt us into awareness of so much which was left out of our education.
Now we see why the oligarchs want to expunge slavery from the history books. They are still enslaving workers and think they can pull the wool over our eyes by saying 'don't worry, good things will trickle down'. The soul of corrruption is lies. And lies are all the Republicans have to offer. Chief Justice John Roberts has declared that racial discrimintion is dead in the United States. I guess that's why so many districts are gerrymandered.
Four of the enslaving states that seceding from the United States (South Carolina, Georgia, Texas and Mississippi) wrote formal documents describing the “immediate causes” for their secession. They are horrifying, yet important to read. All four make absolutely clear that secession was chosen to protect their “rights” and “freedoms” to enslave Blacks forever.
Here are the very first sentences from Mississippi’s “A Declaration of the Immediate Causes which Induce and Justify the Secession of the State of Mississippi from the Federal Union.”
“In the momentous step which our State has taken of dissolving its connection with the government of which we so long formed a part, it is but just that we should declare the prominent reasons which have induced our course.
“Our position is thoroughly identified with the institution of slavery-- the greatest material interest of the world. Its labor supplies the product which constitutes by far the largest and most important portions of commerce of the earth. These products are peculiar to the climate verging on the tropical regions, and by an imperious law of nature, none but the black race can bear exposure to the tropical sun. These products have become necessities of the world, and a blow at slavery is a blow at commerce and civilization. That blow has been long aimed at the institution, and was at the point of reaching its consummation. There was no choice left us but submission to the mandates of abolition, or a dissolution of the Union, whose principles had been subverted to work out our ruin.”
https://avalon.law.yale.edu/19th_century/csa_missec.asp
Beau of the Fifth Column had an excellent video he and his team published a day ago on his second channel that discussed this as well - there is so very much that was left out of my history education and to hear Beau read those awful passages that I had never been aware of was sobering to yet again witness the evidence of efforts to demean and subjugate an entire race of people.
https://youtu.be/pKc4s2-Ai1Q?si=HKSZevsiu5UH-zF1
I posted that also before I saw your comment.
Beau is EXCELLENT. What is encouraging is that people on the Right watch him as well--at least a few of them.
Thanks for that link.
Feel like I was gut-punched.
Chilling cruelty.
Astounding
There’s extensive documentation about slavery-intentions, impact and debates. It’s fascinating to read the newspapers, congressional speeches and governmental documents from that time.
Reading about the abolitionists’ efforts gives hope…
Tom, these are such chilling and appalling words and sentiments and yet, as primary sources, so directly in the spirit of HCR! They jolt us into awareness of so much which was left out of our education.
Now we see why the oligarchs want to expunge slavery from the history books. They are still enslaving workers and think they can pull the wool over our eyes by saying 'don't worry, good things will trickle down'. The soul of corrruption is lies. And lies are all the Republicans have to offer. Chief Justice John Roberts has declared that racial discrimintion is dead in the United States. I guess that's why so many districts are gerrymandered.
Chilling
Thank you Tom!