In defense of the film, and its lesser emphasis on southern slavery, McCarthy wrote, "This is a failing, but a minor one, and perhaps one that cannot be helpedThese are after all points of view – blacks loyal to the South, racist Northerners and liberty-loving Confederates" (Gods and Generals). ... There are two major black characters here and both of them are affiliated with the South. ... One of these characters is Martha (a lovely Donzaleigh Abernathy), a domestic slave who stays behind in Fredericksburg while his master's family flees, in order that she can protect their ho...

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