No one said it had nothing to do with slavery.
No one denied that the end of slavery was a result of the civil war. However, it was not what they were originally fighting about (right to secession vs. indivisible Union and north v. south power struggle).
WW1 was caused by the the assassination of Arch Duke Ferdinand and resulted in the Treaty of Versailles. However, it was not fought over the Treaty of Versailles.
WW2 was caused by the German invasion of Poland and originally fought over protecting Poland's independece. However, it resulted in the United Nations, the overthrow of the evil, tyrannical governments in Germany, Italy and Japan and the division of Germany into two states... and, ironically, Poland still lost its independence. Poland's master became Russia instead of Germany.
The end of slavery was certainly the result of the civil war, but was not the initial, single cause. The emancipation proclamation was not on the table until 1863 and the 13th amendment until well after that. What were they fighting over from 1861-1862? Whether or not states had the right to secede i.e. states rights.
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