It actually is pretty interesting
It's important not to minimize the fact slavery was the main cause of the American Civil War. It's important to stress that the concept of owning another human being is fundamentally wrong. However, it is at least worth considering why they felt so strongly about it to understand their perspective. The South was not as industrialized as the North and was still very agricultural. To some extent, this was their own fault by choosing not to industrialize, but having an agricultural area is still important, so perhaps that was their intention. The idea of losing this free labor was seen as a deathknell for a community who didn't know anything else.
There is also more nuance regarding opinions about slavery than is often said, dating back to the founding. A vast majority of the Founding Fathers viewed slavery as an abomination, even if they themselves held slaves. It was viewed as too important to the economy, and anyone who did not have slaves would be vastly outperformed by those who did. The issue was kicked down the road at the time to maintain unity. Thomas Jefferson, who only 30 years ago was idolized by Democratic president Bill Clinton (going as far as to call himself "the new Thomas Jefferson" on the campaign trail), despite all the mud slinged at him posthumously, was one of them, and repeatedly tried to insert lines outlawing slavery in western expansions but was voted down by Southern representatives

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Is there a reason AIfags are always caricatured as Indian? Is India really where most of this shit happens or is it just an extension of this site's hatred for them