![]() However, through Lincoln’s speeches and open opposition to slavery, most of the slaveholding states began to believe Lincoln wanted to take away their right of owning slaves. However, while Lincoln was against the institution of slavery, he felt that he had no right to end slavery in any state. Many residents of the slaveholding states believed Lincoln wanted to emancipate all slaves. ![]() ![]() Way before Abraham Lincoln was elected as the sixteenth President of the United States several slaveholding states refused to have him as their president. The Civil War Has Always Been About Slavery In fact, just as the Confederate States seceded from the Union, some Confederates seceded from the Confederate Army to protect the freed and enslaved men, women, and children. However, not everyone who fought for the Confederacy honored their beliefs. On the other side were the Confederate States. When the Union divided, there were states for the emancipation of slaves. One of these gray areas happened during the American Civil War. There are always colors hidden among the lines or words spoken. Not everything is black and white when it comes to history, you barely scratch the surface.
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