[Non-Sequitur]

Not for the North, no.

But it was for the South. That bears repeating as well.

[beckysueb]

But but.... I thought the north was fighting to free the slaves! That is just so disappointing. To learn that the north cared so little for the plight of the slaves. (sarc off.)If the north didn’t care about the slaves, then they need to quit calling the south racists. They were no different. In other words, the plight of the slaves meant very little to BOTH sides.