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That was kind of the Confederacys biggest misconception, they thought the UK’s geopolitics would make them back the Confederates, as both weakening the US and ensuring a supply of cotton was in their interests. But they never understood how Britains ideological hatred of slavery would supersede their geopolitics, and cause them to sit back and allow the Union to reunify the nation. I will also point out that OPs meme is a little misleading as it implies the UK government didn’t care about slavery, when in fact being anti-slavery was a core tenant of the ruling Liberal Party.
Interestingly, there is actually a statue of Abraham Lincoln in Manchester because of the American Civil War. It is dedicated to the support that the working people of Manchester gave in their fight for the abolition of slavery during the American Civil War. Manchester, being the cotton capital of the UK at the time, was heavily dependent on the cotton trade, and suffered greatly during the American Civil War, with almost 2/3 of the labour force unemployed by 1862 due to the Cotton Famine caused by the Union blockade of southern ports. Mill owners and traders lobbied for the blockades to be destroyed, and a lot of mills and industrialists were vocal about supporting the Confederacy, precisely because of the cotton trade. But, the working men and women of Manchester and Lancashire agreed to support the blockades, even though it meant risking their livelihoods. Here is the letter that Lincoln wrote in January 1863 to the working people of Manchester, expressing his gratitude and support: https://acws.co.uk/archives-misc-lincoln_letter
I mean, privately (as in not officially government sanctioned) the UK sent a good deal of arms to the Confederates. You could replace David Tennant with “Egypt managing to sate British need of cotton” for a much more realistic reason.
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Interestingly, there is actually a statue of Abraham Lincoln in Manchester because of the American Civil War. It is dedicated to the support that the working people of Manchester gave in their fight for the abolition of slavery during the American Civil War. Manchester, being the cotton capital of the UK at the time, was heavily dependent on the cotton trade, and suffered greatly during the American Civil War, with almost 2/3 of the labour force unemployed by 1862 due to the Cotton Famine caused by the Union blockade of southern ports. Mill owners and traders lobbied for the blockades to be destroyed, and a lot of mills and industrialists were vocal about supporting the Confederacy, precisely because of the cotton trade. But, the working men and women of Manchester and Lancashire agreed to support the blockades, even though it meant risking their livelihoods. Here is the letter that Lincoln wrote in January 1863 to the working people of Manchester, expressing his gratitude and support: https://acws.co.uk/archives-misc-lincoln_letter
I mean, privately (as in not officially government sanctioned) the UK sent a good deal of arms to the Confederates. You could replace David Tennant with “Egypt managing to sate British need of cotton” for a much more realistic reason.
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This shirt is made from responsibly sourced materials and printed using sustainable practices. To care for your shirt, machine wash cold inside-out with like colors and tumble dry low. Do not iron directly on the print.
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