Examining Lincoln's attitude toward slavery also opens up political and cultural contentions at large in the American nation. ... In 19th century America, nearly any white person was a racist. ... This shows that he indeed belonged with any other white man in 19th century society that was just how America functioned at the time. ... At the same time it did gain more acceptance for abolition because the main argument was that African Americans could not be integrated into white society. As a result the Whigs used Re-Colonization to compromise between expansion of slavery and abolition of i...

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