...crowd, did not espouse the equality of men; rather, it was "founded upon exactly the opposite idea; its foundations are laid, its cornerstone rests, upon...Negro is not equal to the white man; that slavery ... is his natural and normal condition. This, our new government, is the first in the history of the...

...be "an error." The new Confederate government, he said, is founded upon exactly the opposite idea: Its foundations are laid, its cornerstone rests upon...that the negro is not equal to the white man. That slavery—subordination to the superior race, is his natural and normal condition. This, our new Government,...

...of the Confederacy to be the exact opposite of that in the Declaration of Independence, resting on "the great truth that the negro is not equal to the white man, that slavery ... is his natural and normal condition." The Davis administration felt it had no option but to maintain...

...men are created equal. The new Confederacy, by contrast is founded upon exactly the opposite idea: its foundations are laid, its cornerstone rests upon...government, is the first in the history of the world, based on this great physical, philosophical, and moral truth.97 97. McPherson, What They Fought For, 1861-1865,...

...of the drafters of the US Constitution had believed that slavery was an evil that should pass away, "our new Government is founded upon exactly the opposite...subordination to the superior race, is his natural and moral condition." Stephens's emphatic explanation was applauded by his immediate audience and widely...

...Confederacy, when he said: "Our new government is founded upon exactly the opposite idea" of human equality; "its foundations are laid, its corner-stone rests...superior race — is his natural and normal condition." "With us," Stephens went on, "all of the white race, however high or low, rich or poor, are equal in...

...when "the storm came and the wind blew." Our new government is founded upon exactly the opposite idea; its foundations are laid, its cornerstone rests upon...to the superior race — is his natural and normal condition.149 By the time of the Civil War, then, southern honor had coalesced around the defining...

...nature, or by the curse against Canaan, is fitted for that condition which he occupies in our system. ... Its foundations are laid, its "cornerstone" rests...subordination to the superior race — is his natural or normal condition.2 Aversive racism is different from dominative racism, according to Kovel. Aversive...

...Southern Republic." A few days later he went even further in Savannah, asserting that the Confederacy's "foundations are laid, its cornerstone rests, upon...subordination to the superior race, is his natural and moral condition." 44 When reports of his speeches got back to Montgomery, Davis and other moderates...

...the "Old" Union, the Confederacy did not stand for the equality of the races. Rather, he continued: "Our new Government is founded upon exactly the opposite...upon the great truth that the Negro is not equal to 43 Danville Register and Bee, June 8, 1993; June 12, 1993. the white man, that slavery — subordination...