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.
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
it was becoming socially unpopular as well, and there was a move towards proper employment arrangements like modern sharecroppers
Actually, there is no other country where the term "abolishing slavery" emerged other than in America.
All of the other countries abolished slavery sans a civil war, Brazil is an example
I would highly recommend the book "The Creature From Jekyll Island"
It offers incredible insight into the world on central banking and casts a very different light on many world events.
Chapter 18 covers the civil war and explains in detail the points nostr:npub13tkusutqsx0yjr9szc4vhkxf5fkhne3aka84kxm9jwgp9yj20uzsnyllwfis making.
Also search Mises.org for Lincoln and civil war
A must read. Then move on to Lyn Alden's Broken Money.
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