But that doesn't really change the history or the reality of any event. Emancipation should have been our first concern but fortunately it was not even one of the main concerns let alone the first one. Lincoln along with other political heavyweights were more interested in appeasing the South and various efforts were made to please the Southern elite since secession was an imminent possibility.

So for various political and economic interests, the ugly practice of slavery was allowed to continue in the country that claimed to be the champion of democracy. The blacks and Americans will forever remember Abraham Lincoln as the man who emancipated the slaves and abolished this abominable practice once and for all, but the truth is that Lincoln did this only for political reasons. As research indicates: "Despite the common perception to the contrary, the Civil War was not fought primarily on the slavery issue....
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