Until you read about Lincoln happening upon slave markets as a young man and having trouble controlling himself over how much it enraged him.
Imagine it as one of many things in today’s world that a politician might want to change but it’s so polarizing that they can’t actively act on it, instead electing to act on easier, smaller goals everyone might get behind.
If you read the writings of the time, they might have had trouble including abolition to their agenda, but pretty much everyone was ready to jump on board as soon as it was.
Until you read about Lincoln happening upon slave markets as a young man and having trouble controlling himself over how much it enraged him.
Imagine it as one of many things in today’s world that a politician might want to change but it’s so polarizing that they can’t actively act on it, instead electing to act on easier, smaller goals everyone might get behind.
If you read the writings of the time, they might have had trouble including abolition to their agenda, but pretty much everyone was ready to jump on board as soon as it was.