They were convinced Lincoln was going to end slavery
Question 6 and the 17th amendment
I believe they’re referring to the Tuskegee Airmen. Here a link to an article about them https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.history.com/.amp/topics/world-war-ii/tuskegee-airmen
The southern states reacted negatively to the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860. They were shocked and protested against Abraham Lincoln's election because they were not in favor of his propaganda to free the slave states (which mostly were in the Southern parts).