Short Essay: Southern Identity

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A short essay on my thoughts of southern identity. |

Through the passing weeks of this class we have discussed many topics dealing with the several issues of Southern culture. Topics from early antebellum days all the way up to the stereotyping success of Blue collar comedy. We have discussed wide spectrum of topics of Southern politics to Southern culture, southern rebellions to call and response from the north. The issue that I am writing about today is dealing with “boiler plate” of the real reason for the civil war. That topic is slavery and justifications of it by the south and the condemnations by the north.
I know the popular response from most southerners from the
In one the readings David Walker calls out the Southern American Christian/slave owner. Walker was born free, lived in Charleston during slavery and published a pamphlet on slavery that spread like wildfire across the south. Walker stated “How could a group of people who praise peace encourage the violence that is slavery?” Walker said, “Reverend gentlemen got up and told us (colored people) that slaves must me obedient to their masters – must their duty to their masters or be whipped……….to hear such preaching from a minister of my Master, whose very gospel is that of peace and not of blood and whips, as this pretended preacher tried to make us believe.” “………, that I would not have meddled with it, was it not to solicit each of my brethren, who has the spirit of man, to buy a copy of Mr. Jefferson’s “Notes on Virginia,” and put it in them hand of his son.” Walker then asks the question “Do you understand your own language?” then proceeds to quote the Declaration “All men are created equal”. I think the argument using the forefathers is the strongest one of all. That is exactly what they were fighting for during the revolutionary