That is very interesting. Thanks.
Southern states had no role in the 1864 Presidential election between Lincoln and McClellan as they were part of the confederacy. Let that sink in. There were no deep south states involved. The Democrats STILL adopted a profoundly racist position in the Presidential election. They really can not blame that on the south.
Democrats, slavery, and racism were one and the same. Efforts to blame America, and even the south are efforts to divert attention and blame away from Democrats.
Copperheads were active at that time.
I like to remind people that FIVE SLAVE STATES remained in the Union. The last to give up slavery was Biden’s Delaware only when the 13th Amendment was ratified in Dec 1865. Delaware did not ratify the 13th until 1901.