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He’s honored to be the first President to stomp all over the constitution. Read “Forced Into Glory: Abraham Lincoln’s White Dream” by Lerone Bennett, Jr, African-American scholar, author and social historian. Lincoln was a racist among other things.
That book sounds like required reading for the Farrakhan crowd to reinforce their racist attitude. Of course the other 15,000 books written about Lincoln (a real number, by the way) may fail to emphasize your point.
Almost anyone alive in the 1860s was a racist. It was pretty common at the time. The amazing thing about Lincoln and the abolitionists was that they stood against slavery anyway.
“I will say then that I am not, nor ever have been in favor of bringing about in anyway the social and political equality of the white and black races – that I am not nor ever have been in favor of making voters or jurors of negroes, nor of qualifying them to hold office, nor to intermarry with white people; and I will say in addition to this that there is a physical difference between the white and black races which I believe will forever forbid the two races living together on terms of social and political equality. And inasmuch as they cannot so live, while they do remain together there must be the position of superior and inferior, and I as much as any other man am in favor of having the superior position assigned to the white race. I say upon this occasion I do not perceive that because the white man is to have the superior position the negro should be denied everything.”
by:
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) 16th US President Source:
Fourth Debate with Stephen A. Douglas at Charleston, Illinois, September 18, 1858 (The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln edited by Roy P. Basler, Volume III, pp. 145-146.)
As I stood at the foot of the statue, and looked over to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, I realized that what Abe is really thinking is: “When will they ever, learn?”
Yes, again you wish to put the mores of the 21st century on an earlier time. Compare that to later writings, and more importantly to his actions. Here is a shock, ready?? Lincoln was prejudiced. So are you, so am I. What matters is not our prejudices—though we should all work to correct them—but whether we allow them to colour our judgements.
The war not fought for slavery it started because the south go tired of being taxed so the north could live like royality. And most of the north said he let them go. But the president made it about slavery so that people will get mad and fight (this is something a lot of blacks forget. Many white people died to free them.
If you watch the movie you might understand what had to be said and done in order to get the 13th passed. Plus look into what he said AFTER the 13th was passed before you judge the man.
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mikefive said, 7 months ago
I think it would be a better cartoon if it displayed a couple of our youth standing in front of it.
jonesb said, 7 months ago
He’s honored to be the first President to stomp all over the constitution. Read “Forced Into Glory: Abraham Lincoln’s White Dream” by Lerone Bennett, Jr, African-American scholar, author and social historian. Lincoln was a racist among other things.
narrowminded said, 7 months ago
@jonesb
That’s right, read one book and call a man a racist.
An inane and moronic post.
Ms. Ima said, 7 months ago
@jonesb
Everybody doesn’t like somebody.
mikefive said, 7 months ago
That book sounds like required reading for the Farrakhan crowd to reinforce their racist attitude. Of course the other 15,000 books written about Lincoln (a real number, by the way) may fail to emphasize your point.
ARodney said, 7 months ago
Almost anyone alive in the 1860s was a racist. It was pretty common at the time. The amazing thing about Lincoln and the abolitionists was that they stood against slavery anyway.
Fourcrows said, 7 months ago
@HOWGOZIT
“I will say then that I am not, nor ever have been in favor of bringing about in anyway the social and political equality of the white and black races – that I am not nor ever have been in favor of making voters or jurors of negroes, nor of qualifying them to hold office, nor to intermarry with white people; and I will say in addition to this that there is a physical difference between the white and black races which I believe will forever forbid the two races living together on terms of social and political equality. And inasmuch as they cannot so live, while they do remain together there must be the position of superior and inferior, and I as much as any other man am in favor of having the superior position assigned to the white race. I say upon this occasion I do not perceive that because the white man is to have the superior position the negro should be denied everything.”
by:
Abraham Lincoln
(1809-1865) 16th US President
Source:
Fourth Debate with Stephen A. Douglas at Charleston, Illinois, September 18, 1858
(The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln edited by Roy P. Basler, Volume III, pp. 145-146.)
JoeCoolLives said, 7 months ago
@Fourcrows
Well, I’ll be d*mned!…
fritzoid
said, 7 months ago
Might it be possible that, between 1858 and 1865, Lincoln’s attitudes “evolved”?
dtroutma
said, 7 months ago
As I stood at the foot of the statue, and looked over to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, I realized that what Abe is really thinking is: “When will they ever, learn?”
Archimedes said, 7 months ago
@Mr. King
Really? Proof? Oh yea that senator from Weat Virginia, what was his name, Byrd that’s right he became a republican right?
Archimedes said, 7 months ago
@Fourcrows
Yes, again you wish to put the mores of the 21st century on an earlier time. Compare that to later writings, and more importantly to his actions. Here is a shock, ready?? Lincoln was prejudiced. So are you, so am I. What matters is not our prejudices—though we should all work to correct them—but whether we allow them to colour our judgements.
Archimedes said, 7 months ago
@dtroutma
This shows a vast lack of understanding of the man.
ronald rini
said, 7 months ago
The war not fought for slavery it started because the south go tired of being taxed so the north could live like royality. And most of the north said he let them go. But the president made it about slavery so that people will get mad and fight (this is something a lot of blacks forget. Many white people died to free them.
Harleyquinn
said, 7 months ago
@Fourcrows
If you watch the movie you might understand what had to be said and done in order to get the 13th passed. Plus look into what he said AFTER the 13th was passed before you judge the man.