1. As an addendum to @tanehisicoates's twitter discussion of investment of Confederate soldiers in slavery, worth recalling Calhoun.
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8. If we see the economics & social system as woven together, that sheds new light on claim neo-confederates honoring heritage, not slavery
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9. The "heritage" is slavery, a social system and way of life so vested in slavery that hundreds of thousands died to defend slavery.
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@HeerJeet Remarkable how this still deforms the state of class politics in the US.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet And which sadly lives on in the beliefs of many poor Southern whites.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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