If you ever have the time, read "The Battle Cry of Freedom." The politics behind the CW are pretty interesting, espcially in the South. One of the parts that I found facinating were the Southerners that didn't own slaves that were dragged into the political mess of the people that did own slaves.
One thing that I found interesting, was that most anti-slavery people hated the concept of slavery, but didn't give a rip about the people themselves.
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