unusual? how so, *****?
you think conservative were FOR social change in 1860? lol. that's the opposite of what the word "conservative" means, *****. duh.
christians fought against slavery, and for slavery. duh. the civil war was fought by christians against each other. duh.
some christians were racists, and some were not.
“Every time I go onto Facebook I see these things: ‘Did you know the Democrats are the real racist party and did you know the Republicans freed the slaves?’” Noah joked. “A lot of people like to skip over the fact that when it comes to race relations, historically, Republicans and Democrats switched positions.”
In their fourth debate, at Charleston, Illinois, on September 18, 1858, Lincoln made his position clear. “I will say then that I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of bringing about in any way the social and political equality of the white and Black races,” he began, going on to say that he opposed Black people having the right to vote, to serve on juries, to hold office and to intermarry with whites.
republicans were racists too.