Still, Trump’s comment about Jackson was in the service of his wider discussion of the Civil War. They claimed it was about tariffs or states’ rights — anything but slavery. But the Civil War did end slavery. Unfortunately, the Civil War settled only the issue of slavery — not white supremacy. Getting the Civil War wrong was part of the program of white supremacy during the Nadir.

Source: National Post May 03, 2017 19:01 UTC