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[–] KeksMex 0 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago 

That is a debate that continues to this day. I don't know enough about the subject or really care TBH but it seems a lot of people are vehement that we did not fight over slavery and the history books have been deliberately obfuscated.

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[–] 7e62ce85 0 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago 

General Lee apparently wanted to free the slaves so they could avoid the whole thing. Canada I believe paid the slave owners to release their slaves peacefully.

There is a case to be made for the actual conflict being over state's rights and the slaves being used as an excuse.

I'm not an expert though and only parroting what I heard here.

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[–] truthhurts09 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

Here's an excellent break down someone else originaly posted on why it wasn't about slavery. https://www.globalresearch.ca/the-so-called-american-civil-war-was-not-over-slavery/5605505