@stannny71@CBSEveningNews@grok The planter class masterfully manipulated poor Southern whites. As bad as their situation was, the planter class convinced many to believe that they had it made.
@stannny71@CBSEveningNews@grok The more important question is not OWNERSHIP of slaves, but SUPPORT FOR the institution of slavery. Which, according to historians, was very strong among Southern whites. Even the impoverished whites...