re: Robert e lee day

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Lee was like a lot of men at that time. He recognized slavery was immoral, yet still felt blacks were an inferior race. There were things to respect about him, but I'll stop short on calling him a great man of character. Despite his feelings on slavery being immoral, he still chose to fight to preserve the institution.

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I don't disagree. I think his pre-war position in the US Army made that decision nearly impossible for him given his clear allegiance to his family and home, though. He couldn't really sit it out, and was therefore forced to choose between protecting his home state or destroying it.