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[–] -4 points 2 years ago

This is a bad take. The trend in the US and elsewhere was abolition. One reason for secession was the South could see the writing on the wall. Lincoln's election being the most obvious sign.

We could imagine the South losing the war and keeping slavery, but only for a short while.

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