Fine... First off, never once did I say that the Civil War was 100% about slavery. However, It was one of the major factors causing the Civil War. If you don't believe that, well... Take a look at this:
Now, Jesus H. Christ, every one of those topics deal with slavery. If not directly, then indirectly to a large degree.
http://americanhistory.about.com/od/civilwarmenu/a/cause_civil_war.htm
Dear Dr. Awk:
You used as your "irrefutable source" the ridiculous website about.com. Enough said.
Those "top five" causes are the elementary school version and a far cry from the deeper realities. It's been a while but most of my work was in history and I had the pleasure of studying under a well-reknowned (sp) Civil War historian, who -- if I'm not mistaken -- won a Pulitzer or some such shit for his work on General Sherman.
If you keep saying something often enough you can convince yourself it's true.
Alabama has 12 national championships
Ole Miss has 3 national championships
Global warming is super real and super scary
Dave Matthews is a great artist
The Civil War was about slavery.
Yes, yes... it's all there.