[TwelveOfTwenty]

I think we can agree that it had nothing to do with caring about the slaves.

No we can't. The abolitionists were active decades before the Civil War, risking their own lives to help free slaves.

[.30Carbine]

The abolitionists were active decades before the Civil War, risking their own lives to help free slaves.

Precisely. There are so many liars these days.

Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War