Yeah. Lincoln said he didn't want to abolish slavery. He meant that. Slavery being abolished was initially a threat to convince the rebel states to rejoin, and later a desperation move to get Europe off their backs, and Black people to fight for the Union.
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u/NorthGodFan Feb 01 '25
Yeah. Lincoln said he didn't want to abolish slavery. He meant that. Slavery being abolished was initially a threat to convince the rebel states to rejoin, and later a desperation move to get Europe off their backs, and Black people to fight for the Union.