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==Controversy==
 
==Controversy==
Jim Webb's descendents were officers in the [[Confederate]] army. <ref>http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0608/10994.html , POLITICO Webb's rebel roots: An affinity for Confederacy, June 10, 2008</ref> He is so very proud of his descendants that he denies the war was fought about slavery. Webb says the [[Civil War]] was about [[sovereignty]] for southern states. He said "Love of the Union was palpably stronger in the South ".  That doesn't make sense to the majority of  people. Many detractors consider his statement sovereignty to continue slavery.
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Jim Webb's ancestors were officers in the [[Confederate]] army. <ref>http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0608/10994.html , POLITICO Webb's rebel roots: An affinity for Confederacy, June 10, 2008</ref> He is so very proud of his ancestors that he denies the war was fought about slavery. Webb says the [[Civil War]] was about [[sovereignty]] for southern states. He said "Love of the Union was palpably stronger in the South ".  That doesn't make sense to the majority of  people. Many detractors consider his statement sovereignty to continue slavery.
    
==External Links==
 
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