It is worth remembering, especially nowadays, that his war didn’t have to happen, that ours is the only nation that didn’t abolish slavery peacefully but instead was one whose politicians arrogantly turned its citizens against each other and into armed camps.

Source: Remembering Uncle Walt’s war | Guest Columns | nrtoday.com

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