North Carolina Unionists and the Fight Over Secession (Steve M. Miller - UA) Section - West Point It would take state action

It would take state action to achieve the final abolition of American slavery

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North Carolina Unionists and the Fight Over Secession (Steve M. Miller - UA) Section - West Point It would take state actionby Steve M. Miller Before the Civil War, North Carolina was divided by the battle over secession. Some state leaders remained loyal to the Union because they saw the potential for compromise with Northern states. William Alexander Graham helped broker the Compromise of 1850. John Motley Morehead and Jonathan Worth led the campaign against secession in early 1861. Most continued to serve their state under the Confederacy. Although Zebulon B. Vance