In February 1861, the Southern Literary Messenger defended the secession movement by publishing an article by William H. Holcombe, a doctor, entitled "The Alternative: A Separate Nationality, or the Africanization of the South."
În februarie 1861, Southern Literary Messenger a apărat mișcarea de secesiune prin publicarea unui articol al medicului William H. Holcombe, intitulat „The Alternative: A Separate Nationality, or the Africanization of the South”.