against the invasion of the South.
explain
the burden is on those who would favor an action, rather than it would be on me to prove a negative. so you can start us off.
Slavery was bad; the Civil War ended it.
the average Southern black life (adjusting for broader trend-line quality-of-life increases) was no better in, say, 1950 than it was in 1860.
I find this way of thinking incredibly obtuse. You're completely ignoring the enormous psychological benefit of no longer being someone else's property. Not having to worry about having your kids torn from you and sold away is pretty damn important.