Quoting somebody from 300 years ago doesn't work in modern times

It worked in his time because the people in control could control the narrative

It doesn't work in 2021 with the internet

Second when you're going for your Masters or doctorate in history not regurgitating knowledge.. you have to uncover something new in your field

A dissertation which is your thesis

I had to do first hand work, study on site, read first-hand sources, and have my own thesis thoroughly ran through

I have read actual census data from the Southern States from right before the war.. I could tell you how many slaves were in Georgia in 1860