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Originally Posted by Steven Tyler
Lincoln was a racist. He just didn't believe in slavery. Anyway the Civil War was about states rights. Slavery became an issue afterwards.
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This is not correct.
Lincoln wanted to keep slavery from spreading. He didn't have any qualms about slavery, so he did "believe" in it. He was willing to do whatever he needed to keep the Union together.
If you don't think the Civil War was about slavery, you didn't pay attention when they covered everything from about 1815 on during history class.