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Title: Provides much food for thought
Review: To be honest, the book is strongly biased towards the Confederate cause (as if the title didn't already establish that). This bias is as solid for the Confederacy as books like "Lies Across America" are biased towards the Union. With that being said, however, this book provides much food for thought with many facts that are put forth. Before reading this book, I couldn't imagine that any black person would side with the South during the Civil War. My history texts in school derided the idea. However, the authors' evidence as well as more that I've found in related readings show that there were indeed pro-CSA blacks. This infuriates other historians who for some reason cannot accept this. However, the facts are there.This book is a must for anyone interested in the Civil War.
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