what if

In history, there are plenty of events that affect the world right now. If some events had happened differently, the world would have been very different. For the US, if the northern allies, led by president Lincoln, had not won the Civil War and the black population would not have been freed by the government, then the US would have become a very different country.
In 1860, the Republican candidate Lincoln won the presidential election and his anti-slavery proclamation led to defiance to the prevailing belief in southern states that slavery status is the most suitable stauts to the large black population. At the beginning of the Civil War, Lincoln's priority was to maintain the unity of the country, not to free the black population. But later the civil war did become a war to end the slavery in the United States. The Emancipation Proclamation, announced on September 22 and put into effect on January 1, 1863, freed slaves in territories not under Union control. After the northern allies won the war, the llarge black population became legal citizens and had equal rights like white people.
Coversely, if Lincoln had not won the battle and freed the black people in the US, the severe slavery and human right issue would have become a big problem to the US. The virtue of the American spirit is to tolerate and integrate different races and cultures. If the large black population had remained in the slavery status, these blcak people would have fought for their rights and would have caused more social disturbances in the US. Then the US would have had no peace and the economy in the US would have not developed so quickly and stably. Furthermore, some black people have talent in sports and music. If these black people had not been freed by Lincoln and had not given the equal rights to take education and join these specific professional fields. These telented athletes and singers would have no chance to contribute their talent to these fields. Then, we would have no chance to watch these amazing athletes, like Michael jordan or Barry Bonds, playing on the fields and presenting their incredible skills to people around the world. Also, we would not have these super stars, like Michael Jackson or Mriah Carey, to entertain us and bring us so much fun in our life. In sum, Lincoln government made a big move in the US histroy. He maintained the virtue of American spirit and gave American people a progressive view about the human rights, which helped the US become a diverse society and the strongest country whcih they had not imagined before.