The civil war was absolutely about slavery, judging by the rhetoric of the seceding states[0] and the CSA government[1]. The emancipation of slaves was not a st

The civil war was absolutely about slavery, judging by the rhetoric of the seceding states[0] and the CSA government[1]. The emancipation of slaves was not a stated goal of the US government but the CSA didn't believe that and they ended up being right with the emancipation proclamation. [0]: https://www.battlefields.org/learn/primary-sources/declaration-causes-seceding-states https://www.battlefields.org/learn/primary-sources/declarati... [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornerstone_Speech https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornerstone_Speech