The Current State Of The U.S. Military
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I doubt the white slavers knew that 150 years after slavery was abolished the descendants of and those who identified with (but themselves weren't necessarily) the descendants of slaves would be an existentially destabilizing force in the country.
Don't be silly. They knew that it would be a destabilizing force at the time. It's one of the primary reason they opposed the freeing of slaves. They couldn't hold onto power if slaves were freed.