Peter K. Levy
Henry L. Benning
"What was the reason that induced Georgia to take the step of secession? This reason may be summed up in one single proposition. It was a conviction; a deep conviction on the part of Georgia, that a separation from the North was the only thing that could prevent the abolition of her slavery."
— Henry L. Benning (1814-1875) Speech before the Virginia Secession Convention, February 18, 1861
Image: [Still think the Civil War was fought over states rights?] Slaves of General Thomas F. Drayton (1862) Photograph by Henry P. Moore
Henry L. Benning
"What was the reason that induced Georgia to take the step of secession? This reason may be summed up in one single proposition. It was a conviction; a deep conviction on the part of Georgia, that a separation from the North was the only thing that could prevent the abolition of her slavery."
— Henry L. Benning (1814-1875) Speech before the Virginia Secession Convention, February 18, 1861
Image: [Still think the Civil War was fought over states rights?] Slaves of General Thomas F. Drayton (1862) Photograph by Henry P. Moore