[jeffersondem]

“. . . it authorized possible resettlement of former slaves, somewhere outside the United State.”

This may explain why it was not talked about too much in my school’s history classes. Mention of this provision might have raised questions about President Lincoln’s commitment to the notion that “all men are created equal.”

[Bull Snipe]

Mention of this provision might have raised questions about President Lincoln’s commitment to the notion that “all men are created equal.”

“Congress may appropriate money, and otherwise provide, for colonizing free colored persons, with their own consent, at any place or places without the United States.”

You edited out “with their own consent” to suit your own personal agenda.

[DoodleDawg]

This may explain why it was not talked about too much in my school’s history classes. Mention of this provision might have raised questions about President Lincoln’s commitment to the notion that “all men are created equal.”

Anyone who has spent any amount of time studying the 19th century is aware of colonization efforts that existed early on. Lincoln supported voluntary colonization, as did Madison, Monroe, Clay, Breckenridge, Robert Lee, and many others. Why is it such a surprise to you?