Thinking Back To Abraham Lincoln

[mikegriffith1]

If left on its own, Slavery would have been slowly abolished in the next 20-30 years and owners would have been compensated.
But the Southern Hotheads won out and forced secession which ended slavery in four years and gave slaves full citizenship and voting rights

I'm pinching myself to make sure I'm not dreaming before I say this, but I completely agree with your statement.