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Originally Posted by elphenor
Abolition was a huge grassroots movement in the north, extensively documented
To throw your cynicism even more for a loop it was also an extremely religious movement
If I were to hold your view on religion I might say Christianity ended slavery in N America
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The ONLY abolitionists were fringe Christians who actually believed in the New Testament. This idea that the north was morally superior to the south is just bull**** revisionism to reinforce patriotism with the dishonest narrative that the good guys won and America fights for freedom. The only issues at play were money and greed. The north was industrialized and the south used blacks as agricultural machinery. The north didn't give a **** about blacks they just wanted to extend their economic advantage.