Thank you for a civil answer. maybe badgering was the right word , but your posts of late have been so out of character with your usual level headed thinking thateven I was surprised.
My take on the slavery issue and without placing blame North or South. The New Englanders imported the slaves and sold them South in the pursuit of money, the root to all evil, which was eating away at the entire country.
That is pretty much the whole issue in a nutshell.
GP