The south seceded for both reasons. Prior to the Civil War, the South lived in the antebellum period which was a period of great economic success built around their agriculture and cotton plantations which was largely accredited to their slaves who provided free labor. The south believed that states rights protected their way of life and successful economy and they also believed the northern states were infringing on these rights and would take away the source that built such a great and successful economy. Because the slaves built their empire and they believed states rights protected this, they succeeded to keep their way of life.
The short answer is: to stop black people from voting.
In late 1800 black people were already allowed to vote (black men only) but in the South, racism was still prevalent and in order to stop black people from voting, the while people in power came up with a number of additional requirements, such as having a grandfather that was allowed to vote, which many black people could not prove they had.
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Ended up creating boycotts about why blacks should be allowed to sit in front of busses and people began to stand up for their own rights
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