I graduated hs in '74 and the history books back then also put slavery as the main cause but there was more to it. The history books have been rewritten since then and my oldest boy is just three years out of hs and his books barely mentioned slavery in them.
That news paper I was reading was four pages. Two of the four pages were nearly full with the slavery controversy and the state conventions going on at the time concerning the slavery debate & the impending civil war.
I haven't seen this new mid engine Corvette yet so I'll hold back on commenting on it.
I just hate that there could be an electric Vette in the future though, I love sound of good high performance gasoline engine with a big camshaft in them.