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What is the most WRONG thing a teacher, professor, or school book told you? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 years ago by GhostedIC@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] MeticulousBastard@lemmy.click 9 points 2 years ago (2 children)

The Civil War was about states' rights.

[–] minorsecond@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago

Ah, a fellow southerner. I fled Texas as soon as I could.

[–] nebula42@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Wait if it wasn't about the right to own slaves then what was it about?

[–] MeticulousBastard@lemmy.click 3 points 2 years ago

It was about states' rights to own slaves. But my school system conveniently left that part out.

[–] Stovetop@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

It was about states' rights...to own slaves...

[–] jonne@infosec.pub 1 points 2 years ago

It was about states' rights (to own slaves).