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Lincoln's Main Target Was "Anarchy" and Secession, Not Slavery

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05/06/2023David Gordon

Once the Southern states accepted the Thirteenth Amendment, Lincoln was entirely content for the old Southern elites to resume their positions of power and for many blacks to continue in a condition little better than bondage.

Original Article: "Lincoln's Main Target Was "Anarchy" and Secession, Not Slavery"

 

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Lincoln's Main Target Was "Anarchy" and Secession, Not Slavery