1. Abraham Lincoln
"I have no purpose to introduce political and social equality between the white and black races. There is a physical difference between the two, which, in my judgment, will probably forever forbid their living together upon the footing of perfect equality; and inasmuch as it becomes a necessity that there must be a difference, I, as well as Judge Douglas, am in favor of the race to which I belong having the superior position. I have never said anything to the contrary." (11).
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Lincoln sometimes disagreed with equality. "Free them, and make them politically and socially our equals? My own feelings will not admit of this. We cannot, then, make them equals." (12). Lincoln also defended the rights of slave-owners to their own property by saying, "When they (slave owners) remind us of their constitutional rights [to own slaves], I acknowledge them, not grudgingly but fully and fairly; and I would give them any legislation for the reclaiming of their fugitives." (13). He passed the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, which forced Northerners to return runaway slaves to the south and their respective owners. Lincoln had absolutely no sympathy for slaves. He just as racist as the next guy. Maybe not too the extremes that some people were, but still racist. Lincoln spoke in ways that hid his true feelings on racial equality so he kept a good political appearance. ".a textbook example of a masterful, rhetorically gifted, fence-straddling politician wanting to have it both ways - in favor of and opposed to racial equality at the same time - in an attempt to maximize his political support." (13).
Slavery had existed around the world for thousands of years. When the industrial revolution began, slaves weren't needed as much anymore. Slavery in Europe and in the northern U.S. ended. The Quakers abolished slavery because they thought of it as an offense to God. Many countries including England, France and Spain had slaves, but they freed them peacefully.
Abraham Lincoln 1809-1865 Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the U.S (1861-1865) who brought the Union to victory in the Civil War. ... Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809 in Kentucky. ... The Lincoln family had been in America since 1637 - all were real frontier people. ... In 1834 Lincoln was elected to the Illinois state legislature. ... Because of this Lincoln was able to easily win the Presidency. ...
ABRAHAM LINCOLN Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809 in Kentucky. ... When Lincoln was seven his family moved to Indiana. ... In November he won but resigned because he wanted a seat in the United States Senate, where he thought he could make a real difference. ... Lincoln attended Ford's Theater that day. ... May Abraham Lincoln rest in peace. ...
Abraham Lincoln 1809-1865 Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the U.S (1861-1865) who brought the Union to victory in the Civil War. ... Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809 in Kentucky. ... The Lincoln family had been in America since 1637 - all were real frontier people. ... In 1834 Lincoln was elected to the Illinois state legislature. ... Because of this Lincoln was able to easily win the Presidency. ...
The question is does Abraham Lincoln deserve the title " The Great Emancipator?" ... Lincoln knew that he could not change the South's laws on slavery but he did not really care about that Lincoln wanted to stop slavery from spreading to the North. ... Lincoln also knew that blacks could not live here in America so what Lincoln's plan was to send all the slaves back and relocate them back into Africa or unoccupied lands. ... Abraham Lincoln also did not necessarily free any slave at all. ... Slaves were also still considered as an inferior race, who made no real living for some ...
Examining Lincoln's attitude toward slavery also opens up political and cultural contentions at large in the American nation. ... Now in order to understand Lincoln's opinion on how the issue of slavery should be dealt with while adhering to the Constitution, one must look at Lincoln's opinion of race. ... This is true because Lincoln himself supported a law in Illinois that forbade intermarriage relations between blacks and whites, stating in one the Lincoln-Douglas debates to counter Douglas's argument that he was favoring the social equality of black people. ... This new...
The death of Abraham Lincoln's Mother, Nancy Hanks Lincoln. ... I will take a look at Abraham Lincoln's relationship with his Father, Thomas Lincoln. ... There was also a third Lincoln sibling. His name was Tom Lincoln. Tom passed away in his infancy, and this was Abraham's first real personal dealings with death. ...
The Day Lincoln Was Shot List of Characters Note: All ages are as of April 14, 1865 Lincoln Family Abraham Lincoln- assassinated on April 14, 1865 by John Wilkes Booth at age of 56- 16th President of the U.S.A.... Sixteenth president Abraham Lincoln was at Ford's Theatre at the time of the shooting enjoying a show with his wife, Mary Todd Lincoln, and two friends. ... He told others of this dream and he said that he never real thought anything of it, but in reality he was terrified by it. ... Lincoln was to make an appearance at Ford's Theatre. ... Lincoln would be decl...
Andrew Johnson had succeeded the un-elected presidency from Abraham Lincoln, who was assassinated in 1865. When he succeeded the presidency upon Lincoln's death, Johnson strove to carry out Lincoln's policy, but lacked his political skill to do so. Before Lincoln's death, the Reconstruction after the war of America was still in progress. ... Andrew Johnson had to deal with the Reconstruction of America after Lincoln was assassinated. This post-Civil War Reconstruction of the South was the real cause of the conflict between the President and the Congress. ...