South Still Bitching About How We Made Them Free Their Slaves 8.09K Pareene 04/20/09 10:21AM Filed to: Get over it, america! Get over it, america! The south will whine again Civil War Racism Slavery History Barack Obama's election means it's time for the country to reexamine the causes and meaning of the Civil War. It was about slavery, yes, but also States Rights, which is code for "slavery." [WP]