@SomeoneElse@lemmy.caM to Confidently Incorrect@lemmy.world • 11 months agoThe American civil war wasn’t about slavery.lemmy.caimagemessage-square287fedilinkarrow-up11.79K
arrow-up11.79KimageThe American civil war wasn’t about slavery.lemmy.ca@SomeoneElse@lemmy.caM to Confidently Incorrect@lemmy.world • 11 months agomessage-square287fedilink
minus-square@Crashumbc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink14•11 months agoAmbivalent isn’t correct. Lincoln wanted to end slavery, but wasn’t willing to risk the country being split in two over it.
minus-squarePP_GIRL_linkfedilink4•11 months agoLincoln’s personal beliefs =/= the agenda of his administration. Lincoln originally campaigned against full abolition because he knew it would split the Union. It’s nuanced.
Ambivalent isn’t correct. Lincoln wanted to end slavery, but wasn’t willing to risk the country being split in two over it.
Lincoln’s personal beliefs =/= the agenda of his administration. Lincoln originally campaigned against full abolition because he knew it would split the Union. It’s nuanced.