John Autry
Liam O'Mara IV, PhDThe #CornerstoneSpeech was given #ThisDayInHistory in 1861 by #AlexanderHStephens, #Confederate v.p. It argued #CSA was founded on belief that "the negro is not equal to the white man" and "that slavery — subordination to the superior race — is his natural and normal condition."
Alexander Stephens' Cornerstone Speech 1861.
"Our new government is founded upon exactly the opposite idea; its foundations are laid, its corner-stone rests, upon the great truth 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, is the first, in the history of the world, based upon this great physical, philosophical, and moral truth."
~Confederate Vice President Alexander H. Stephens, March 21, 1861
When someone says the Confederacy was about "State's Rights" remind them of the Cornerstone Speech.
~Confederate Vice President Alexander H. Stephens, March 21, 1861