Proslavery racists who wished to expand the empire of slavery and keep political power in local hands – all the better to expand the institution of slavery and protect slaveholders' rights to own human property, sowing the seed of Secession.
Proslavery racists who wished to expand the empire of slavery and keep political power in local hands – all the better to expand the institution of slavery and protect slaveholders' rights to own human property, sowing the seed of Secession.