... white and black races." President Lincoln is widely believed to be the fabled liberator of the slaves. However, Lincoln showed time and time again that he only cared about the fate of blacks as it served him and the interests of his administration. The major objective of President Lincoln's administration was to preserve and sustain the Union. The southern states" insurgence started as a ... result of disputes over states rights and representation in Congress; it was coincidence that most of the disputes in congress revolved around slavery. The Civil War actually had little to do with s...

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