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It is almost understandable why women supported the war, whether they believed in the instituion of slavery (as Cornwall did) or not (Thomas). Whites' big argument in this chapter (which I thought was a very good one) was that the southern men fought to uphold their place as male household heads and their white masculinity. This meant that white men believed that the abolition of slavery jeopordized their role in the hierachy of the South. White women, whether they supported the war or not or slavery or not, had to support their men. Sure, there was love and patriotic spirit and loyalty involved, but a major reason for supporting their men was because they depended on the men for support and protection, and this support and protection depended on the white males maintaining the social hierarchy. This chapter was very thought-provoking and though I have read about the southern white man's fight to ensure his spot in the social heirarchy, it was interesting to see how the white woman fit into the picture- Celia | It is almost understandable why women supported the war, whether they believed in the instituion of slavery (as Cornwall did) or not (Thomas). Whites' big argument in this chapter (which I thought was a very good one) was that the southern men fought to uphold their place as male household heads and their white masculinity. This meant that white men believed that the abolition of slavery jeopordized their role in the hierachy of the South. White women, whether they supported the war or not or slavery or not, had to support their men. Sure, there was love and patriotic spirit and loyalty involved, but a major reason for supporting their men was because they depended on the men for support and protection, and this support and protection depended on the white males maintaining the social hierarchy. This chapter was very thought-provoking and though I have read about the southern white man's fight to ensure his spot in the social heirarchy, it was interesting to see how the white woman fit into the picture- Celia | ||
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| + | Although this first chapter encompasses the role of southern white males and their wives, I found the argument of why southern men of the lower social hierarchy and did not own slaves defend the interests of the small percentage of the Southern elite. I personally keep forgetting that most males in the South were not economically able to have slaves. However, Whites' argument is that slave ownership was the aspiration in the system that was grounded in white liberty in black slavery. There was also the notion that if white men fell, they might fall enslaved to the revolting black slaves. Therefore, the argument here is that the independence of all male householders was to hold slaves. --Joe C. | ||
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