We also know that Lincoln took hid inspiration from Thomas Jefferson who envisioned involuntary deportation of blacks. And shared the idea of voluntary emigration and resettlement with Robert E. Lee.
In other words, there ain’t no news like old news...
Lincoln’s views of blacks and slavery have been known and published for years so there’s hardly anything new here and certainly no “new light”.
Most of the Lincoln worshippers simply ignore his views on race or excuse them so what’s new?
I’ve been reading much of this history again, just today, in fact.
As usual, the Lincoln-haters on FR are once again making their attacks on an almost identical basis as Stephen A. Douglas. Same words, almost verbatim.
It’s ironic how many Stephen A. Douglas Democrats today call themselves Republicans, and “federalists.” It’s a hoot.
But what isn’t funny is that they’re treating unborn children, no matter their race, exactly the same way Douglas treated blacks.
My people arent going to like that(Holder)
No evil is to be spoken of King Lincoln.
This is supposed to be permanently scrubbed from historical records.
What happened that this is being reported?
Nothing new here. Just look into the origin of Liberia.
I don’t know how it’s jarring to discover that Lincoln suggested black reverse colonization. Didn’t the journalist ever here of Monrovia? Freetown? By that logic, zionism is antisemitic.
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This is old news. The Atlantic magazine had an article 15 years ago with these same quotes. Given the late 1800’s attitudes, it’s really not surprising.
Lincoln was a gay racist war criminal with an crazy wife. And those were his good points...
interesting ping
Mr Page, a Fellow of The Queen’s College, Oxford, insisted that it was wrong to conclude Lincoln was a racist. Blacks had been lynched during recent race riots in New York and the president was motivated by a fear that the freeing of black slaves would cause serious racial strife, said Mr Page.
In addition, Lincoln always made clear the emigration would be voluntary, he said. ‘I don’t think it was ever about any personal dislike for blacks,’ Mr Page said.
How could Lincoln expect Freed slaves to WANT to live with their former owners??
Personally I think Lincoln just wanted to protect blacks from the next 150+ years of abuse from democrats.