Why did Lincoln at first resist identifying slavery as an issue of the Civil War?

Habib Ul Haq asked May 13, 2023

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Why did Lincoln at
first resist identifying slavery as
an issue of the Civil War?

Habib Ul Haq asked May 13, 2023

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Lincoln at thought that if he ended slavery than the border states would secede and terminate the Union.

Pentandrous answered May 17, 2023

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