I think that in this age of manipulation, one has to make ones own decision as to what happened with whatever date he or she has available- and run with that.

I think the whole civil war was really an attempt by the NOrth to PREVENT the south from not bending under the taxation and controls of the north.

We are headed for another civil war actually. The country is divided and its going only to get worse as long as the collectivists stay on their path.

I think there is a lot that can be learned from history - if one is really interested in learning about the times and the culture of the times, the attitudes of the people, etc. Very few bother to do this, focusing only on history through the lens of the present. I've never lived in the South, but from my personal study of history, the symbol of the Confederacy meant several things at the time, among them States' rights, slavery, volunteerism, and patriotism: a mix of good and bad when viewed through the lens of today. It was a different world and our attempts to try to castigate individual figures from that era are bound to be flawed at best.

As for me, I'm far more worried about the current culture war over socialism and elitism than I am re-litigating a 150-yr-old war. I hope if never becomes necessary for me to take up arms against my country or my countrymen in defense of my rights as happened then, but I also recognize that sometimes people are unwilling to let go of their prejudices to the point of trying to force them on others.

I couldn't agree more. Getting to the truth can be very difficult, and accepting it can be even more difficult.

The problem with history is that the winners get to write it. My brother used to have a web site that uncovered all of the deceit in the writings about the Civil War, complete with lots of documentation. While it was popular, even with knowledgeable historians, there were enough complaints about how "racist" the site was that it was taken down and replaced by an alternate that spouted the "accepted" version of history. What was interesting about the successor site was that it had no references, and when some complained about that, they got a "because everyone knows" type of response.

Since the history of the war has been a fraud since 1861 I'm surprised that the feds have waited so long to remove anything that exposes the cover-up.
The Republican form of government in America died in 1861.