What 'Lincoln' misses and another Civil War film gets right

[Armistead]

You obviously never read the historical fine print, slavery existed all over the north after 1804 legally. Notice your statement, that virtually all slaves were free by 1840 in already free states. Many northern states had slaves until 1865. Obvious it can't be compared to slaves in the south, but again the issue is the hypocrisy portrayed in modern movies and history. Few know that slavery was still legal in the north after the Emancipation.

Lee as the man took charge of his wifes property in 56 and started freeing slaves that were inherited as requested by his wifes father to be freed within 5 years of his death, had very little to do with his wife. He certainly didn't do it right away due to finances. Certainly in this time and culture Lee was far beyond most regarding slavery, certainly more than Grant, Sherman and Lincoln, never shown in modern movies.

I have no chip on my shoulder, so get over it. You're trying to turn this into some moral debate. I deplore any racism or bias. The point is the wrong portrayal today of history in modern movies and history, like it or not, it's just a fact. The south was wrong, but creating heroes out of Lincoln, Grant and most of the political north is just as wrong.