SpacemanSpiff on Nostr: We can play what ifs but what was the realistic timeline? There were about 4M slaves ...
We can play what ifs but what was the realistic timeline? There were about 4M slaves in the US in 1860. Peaceful emancioation was not imminent. How many years of their nominal freedom was 655k worth? It's not obvious that electing a tyrant was not the right thing to do at that time.
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