Was that everybody in the North, or most people in the North, or just some people? I mean from you posts, it sounds like you are damning every person in the region. It makes you wonder why they elected a guy President who was only known for his dislike of slavery and who promised to stop its expansion to the territories. I guess those Northern rascals while hating the hell out of blacks didn’t pay much attention to who they voted for.
You’re the self proclaimed expert here. What do you think?
Racism was THE NORM worldwide at that time....I mean open outright (by today's standards) shocking, vile, hateful racism. The Norm. Everywhere. That's the first thing people need to learn to accept. That's why Lincoln and all those other Northern politicians said such flamingly racist things repeatedly and publicly and were still elected.
Most Northerners didn't think much about slavery. It wasn't part of their lives. The same was true of most Southerners.
You’re the self proclaimed expert here. What do you think?
I just provide you with quotes and sources from the time to show what people said and what they thought. Those aren't my opinions, its what they actually said and did.