The Union's mistake was letting the Confederate states off too easy. They should have reduced them to territorial status and make them earn their statehoods back over a period of several years, or even several decades.
What a Gigachad!! Gov. DeSantis really owned those Martha’s Vineyard libs! White southern segregationists used to ship black “Reverse Freedom Riders” north under false pretenses with promises of jobs and housing. DeSantis’s stunt is as close that as you can get. I know.