On Christmas Eve of 1860, Gov. Andrew Moore reluctantly called for a secession convention in Alabama. The results of November’s popular election had been confirmed by the Electoral College, and Abraham Lincoln prepared to become the next president of the United States. Convinced that Alabama needed to protect itself from a federal government controlled by Republicans, who threatened the future expansion of slavery, delegates from throughout the state convened in Montgomery on January 7 to discuss secession.
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