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Based on my knowledge and reading of history, the Southern states sought to preserve the institution of slavery, while the Northern states and the federal government aimed to abolish it.

Lincoln was among the prominent advocates for its abolition,However we face the reality that history is written by the victors.
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deeznuts 1y ago

Please name another western country that had to kill off 600k young men to “abolish” slavery.

The war between the states was a war of control over the economy of the US. Southern planters versus northern bankers and industrialist

Slavery had almost nothing to do with it

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ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ ᴏꜰ ᴍʟᴇᴋᴜ 1y ago

it was becoming socially unpopular as well, and there was a move towards proper employment arrangements like modern sharecroppers

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Bashno 1y ago

Actually, there is no other country where the term "abolishing slavery" emerged other than in America.

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deeznuts 1y ago

All of the other countries abolished slavery sans a civil war, Brazil is an example