The Confederate myths too many Americans believe

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9. There was not much love in the north for blacks either

Lincoln tread very lightly when discussing the war. It was a war to "preserve the union". Slavery was considered by many in the north as an unspeakable evil in a sense that it introduced the black race into the US. Lincoln's election was just as much a revolt against the power that the institution of slavery had over this country as it was about people having moral problems for enslaving another race. Votes to extend the right to vote for blacks in northern states failed more often than not. One only has to take a short drive in any rural part of the states that made up the union to see Confederate flags being flown. I don't disagree with the basic statement that we've had a very difficult time truly discussing the Civil War. However, while it seems more prevalent in the old south, there's plenty of "deflection" to go around.