The story behind my topic choice

I remember thinking to myself when I started middle school, "Boy, the only class I'm ever gonna pass is social studies!" Well, to my surprise, that was the only class I made an "A" in. We learned about a variety of civilizations, wars, and the functions of different types of governments. Between learning about the Egyptian civilizations to visiting museums about World War I, my interest in the Civil War era became stronger. This particular era "stuck out" to me because it was a war between the North (The Union) and the South (The Confederates.) Being that I was raised in the South, seeing the Confederate flags, and all the debates about them being shown in public, makes me wonder about the story behind it. After middle school, I obtained a lot of knowledge about the Civil War Era and it's aftermath. I chose this specific topic to further my knowledge about this time period.