“Ninety-five percent of people in the south did not have slaves,” said Vivian Fore, left. “There were more black slave owners than white slave owners. They had some of the biggest plantations in the South.” Joy Anderson, right, agreed, adding, ““It wasn’t all about slavery. These people were invaded, and they wanted to protect their homes. The people who lived with them, their slaves and other people, went with them. They were just defending what was theirs.” Photo by Lindsey Feingold/CNS.
PHOTO GALLERY: The People of Anderson, South Carolina: Talk about the Confederacy, the Confederate Statue, Race Relations Long Ago and Today
