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Also remember that the civil war wasn't faught to free slaves.
We (black people) were only freed as an after thought his main goal was keeping the union intact.
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Well since the handle is stuck...
Please excuse the continued thread creep, but I disagree with the idea that the civil war had nothing to do with slavery. The start of the war can be attributed to a mixture of causes including Northern and Southern regional conflicts, economic trends, and yes, humanitarian concerns for the welfare of enslaved people. Not all wars are fought for a single objective, and this is another example.