To the editor:

A letter published Feb. 11 falsely stated that “The South went to war in defense of freedom and rights guaranteed by the constitution rather than to safeguard slavery,” “secessionists espoused the principles of the Founding Fathers,” “there was no hint of racism in the (Confederate Battle) Flag,” and that “high tariffs” imposed by the North on the goods of Southern states, and “states’ rights,” were the main reasons for the war.

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