“But no, the North marched in, set them free and walked away from them. “
Let’s not forget the Jim Crowe laws started in the North as the North tried to keep freed slaves from entering their State. Even Lincoln fought for laws to protect his home State of Illinois from allowing in freed slaves.
Funny thing about liberals and freeing things. My wife’s grandfather had a mink farm. When he died a bunch of liberals bought the place and set the little rascals free. They all died from starvation and being run over by cars on the roads.
Lincoln originally wanted to return them to Africa.