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[–] TranscendentalEmpire@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

So yeah the north wanted the right to gives rights to the people in it, and the south thought that didn't apply to black people.

I think that gives a bit too much credit to the vast majority of Union citizens. Yes there were some groups of Quakers who actually believed in freeing slaves and protecting their rights, but that was a minority opinion .

The majority of people in the union disagreed with slavery for economic and political reasons that were unattached to the morality of slavery. Even progressive politicians like Abe Lincoln who wanted to free slaves, also wanted them to be shipped to the Dominican Republic or Africa afterwards.

[–] Madison420@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Abolitionist v radical abolitionist and emacipationist v radical emancipationist.

History is fun like that..

[–] Zoboomafoo@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

And to radicals, there is no greater foe