WHY ARE FIRE EATERS CALLED THAT? (PRO-SLAVERY)?

Question

I'M TALKING ABOUT THE PRO- SLAVERY PEOPLE FROM HISTORY.... NOT PEOPLE THAT EAT FIRE FOR ENTERTAINMENT

Answer 1

"Fire-eaters" was a name ascribed to outspoken Southern nationalists (supporters of "disunion," or an independent Southern nation). At first pro-nationalist thought centered around high tariffs, specifically the Tariff of Abominations that led to the Nullification Crisis. Following the repeated introduction of the Wilmot Proviso in the House of Representatives in the late 1840's, the most common spark of Southern nationalism was slavery.

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