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Secession in and of itself is not racist.
I agree it's not. In this case though, one of the driving forces for the rebellion was.
The SCOTUS opinion on the matter was only valid because the South lost. Had they won, it wouldn't matter what the SCOTUS says. And of course, they'd say it's illegal. That's part of the overall federal government there, it's there to preserve the Republic. Just because a government deems something illegal does not make it invalid. Revolution would most certainly be deemed illegal, yet can often times be valid. Revolution, after all, is a perfectly valid and proper tool of the People. As secession is for the States.
In this case most agree (an appeal to populism I know) it was not for the right reasons. On top of that they lost, so the victors law is all that matters.