@[email protected]M to Confidently [email protected] • 1 year agoThe American civil war wasn’t about slavery.lemmy.caimagemessage-square287fedilinkarrow-up11.79Karrow-down146
arrow-up11.74Karrow-down1imageThe American civil war wasn’t about slavery.lemmy.ca@[email protected]M to Confidently [email protected] • 1 year agomessage-square287fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink13•1 year agoAmbivalent isn’t correct. Lincoln wanted to end slavery, but wasn’t willing to risk the country being split in two over it.
minus-squaremommykinklinkfedilink3•1 year 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.