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[โ€“] TallonMetroid@lemmy.world 19 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Also, slave states wanted the federal government to enforce the Fugitive Slave Act on non-slave states. Which is rather the opposite of states' rights.

[โ€“] piccolo@sh.itjust.works 11 points 5 months ago

Also in their constitution, explicitly prohibited states from abolishing slavery.