"Southern states in the confederacy were not ready to give up their fight to secede or give up their way of life, which was made possible in large part through the blood, sweat and tears of African slaves"

This quote by Corrine Brown speaks to the determination of the Southern states in the Confederacy to maintain their way of living, which was largely enabled by the labor of African servants. The Confederacy was unwilling to quit their fight to secede from the Union, in spite of the reality that their way of life was developed on the backs of enslaved people. This quote highlights the injustice of slavery and the lengths to which the Confederacy wanted to go to maintain it. It likewise acts as a suggestion of the tremendous suffering sustained by African servants, who were forced to work in inhumane conditions and were denied fundamental human rights. The quote acts as a tip of the importance of recognizing the legacy of slavery and the requirement to continue to fight for justice and equality.