History 3321E Lecture : American South Post War
22 Mar 2012
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Totally value of northern wealth increased by 50% While southern wealth decreased by at least 60% 1860- southern shares of national wealth is 30% If you are southern you have no hope of being a national politician. Woodrow wilson is southern but he trained himself not to be/ got rid of his accent and ran as a northern senator. Jimmy carter 1976 will be the first real southern prez. Karl marx wrote about the civil war saying. The freeing of 3 million people could only be called a revolution. Author foner argues that it was an unfinished revolution. Freeing the slaves was the confiscation of 3 billion $ of property with out compensation . They are going to come as close to bring it back as they can (civil rights will finish this revolution) only takes 100 years. Legally marry but not to a white person.
