[central_va]

D-L also failed to mention that Lincoln’s opinion of the negro race in general were in line with the Ku Klux Klan.

[DoodleDawg]

D-L also failed to mention that Lincoln’s opinion of the negro race in general were in line with the Ku Klux Klan.

And at that he was still better than any of the Confederate leadership you would care to name. So if you're down on Lincoln for that then you must really hate them.

[DiogenesLamp]

D-L also failed to mention that Lincoln’s opinion of the negro race in general were in line with the Ku Klux Klan.

It was worse than that. While living in Springfield, Lincoln was an officer of an organization dedicated to exporting blacks out of the Country.

Also, Illinois actually had laws at the time banning blacks from settling in that state.