Civil War (mar 22, 1861 – oct 4, 1865)
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"'[O]ur peculiar institution of African slavery' is recognized as 'he immediate cause of the late rupture and present revolution,' by Confederate Vice President Alexander Stephens."
Source: https://www.nationalgeographic.org/interactive/slavery-united-states/
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