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I've always wondered this. I myself have always thought the south would keep slaves until the 1890's, maybe early 1900's at the latest. My reasoning was that at some point either the international community would be against it (mostly Britain, though it might not make much different). Also poor farmers in the south might form a kind of populist movement, which would be like it was in OTL except in the south they would be against slavery because only the rich are able to own slaves and large farms while poor farmers have the poor land. Now they wouldn't abolish it because they believe in black rights, rather they'd abolish it and advocate blacks get resettled somewhere, or that a system like OTL jim crow is established.

So what are your thoughts. When would an independent CSA abolish slavery, if ever?
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