There were two inherent problems with slavery for the south.
First, unlike the north it was not a cash-based economy but rather a crop based economy. Even after the Civil War they came up with share-cropping which was more or less serfdom by another name.
Second, what was the south to do with 4 million suddenly freed slaves? They were fed, clothed, and housed by the whites who owned the plantations. The abolitionists had no answer for either of these problems and worse did not even consider them problems. The abolition of slavery was about as far as they went and what happened on the next day was not their concern.
In this they are much like modern anti-choice zealots. Just have the fucking baby and let the chips fall where they may!
First, unlike the north it was not a cash-based economy but rather a crop based economy. Even after the Civil War they came up with share-cropping which was more or less serfdom by another name.
Second, what was the south to do with 4 million suddenly freed slaves? They were fed, clothed, and housed by the whites who owned the plantations. The abolitionists had no answer for either of these problems and worse did not even consider them problems. The abolition of slavery was about as far as they went and what happened on the next day was not their concern.
In this they are much like modern anti-choice zealots. Just have the fucking baby and let the chips fall where they may!
