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Webb talks and writes about the issue, and it helps shape his views, so keep accurate report
==Controversy==
==Controversy==
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> 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.
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.
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