. >> coming up next,ed to groce.nt and ceo georgia historical society speaks at the opening ceremony of the 150th anniversary. of the civil war. he talks about the motivation of both unionists and federalists for fighting and argued the fall of atlanta have over time, to march the symbolic end of the antebellum ay of life in the south. the commission sponsored this event. his remarks are under half an hour. >> thank you so much for that kind introduction. thank you for that very warm welcome. i am delighted and honored to be here today for this kickoff event and want to thank the city of atlanta and the commission for inviting me to speak today. i want to take my friend, david moore, thank you for asking me to be here today. speaking of honors, it is an honor for me to share the voting for you today. thank you for your service to our nation. your leadership has helped to change the united states and get all of america to live up

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secondly, keep in mind, this is not todd groce saying this. ok? i am reading the words of the secessionists themselves. three days before the 1860 presidential election, the charleston mercury, one of the most influential newspapers in the south called for a secession convention if lincoln won the race. stating "the issue before the country is the extinction of slavery. no man of common sense who is not prepared to surrender the institution of slavery and the safety of the south can doubt the time for secession has come. now or never." two months later, the delegates of the mississippi secession convention stated, "our position is identified with the institution of slavery. the greatest material interest in the world." this position was repeated by every seceding state as its reason for breaking up the union. following his state's secession, future confederate general henry benning was sent by the state of georgia as the official commissioner to the virginia secession convention to explain why georgia has seceded and encourage virginia to join. wh

secondly, keep in mind, this is not todd groce saying this. ok? i am reading the words of the secessionists themselves. three days before the 1860 presidential election, the charleston mercury, one of the most influential newspapers in the south called for a secession convention if lincoln won the race. stating "the issue before the country is the extinction of slavery. no man of common sense who is not prepared to surrender the institution of slavery and the safety of the south can doubt the time for secession has come. now or never." two months later, the delegates of the mississippi secession convention stated, "our position is identified with the institution of slavery. the greatest material interest in the world." this position was repeated by every seceding state as its reason for breaking up the union. following his state's secession, future confederate general henry benning was sent by the state of georgia as the official commissioner to the virginia secession convention to explain why georgia has seceded and encourage virginia to join. wh