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maybe he denies that slavery had anything to do w/ it, but that's not what the article says. please read the source before you add material.
==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> 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.
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 maintains that "Most Southern soldiers viewed the driving issue to be sovereignty rather than slavery." 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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