She completely discounted the hundreds of thousands of young, White lives sacrificed to end slavery.
Posted on 11/12/2026 6:50:34 AM PST by lowbridge
On Veterans Day, ABC's Sunny Hostin sparked controversy by arguing that enslaved Americans largely emancipated themselves rather than crediting Abraham Lincoln and the Union's victory in the Civil War.
"The slaves basically emancipated themselves because they wanted freedom and they fought for their freedom," Hostin said.
Enslaved Americans absolutely resisted slavery, escaped captivity and fought for their freedom. Their contributions deserve recognition.
But the historical record also establishes:
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Somewhat related. I just posted:
“The First Black Senator from Mississippi was a Republican”
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/4402757/posts
The Stupid is strong with this one.
I’ll never forget the look on her face when she was told that one of her ancestors was not only a ‘SLAVE OWNER’ but a ‘SLAVE TRADER’!................on Finding Your Roots wit Dr. Henry L. Gates...........😆
She completely discounted the hundreds of thousands of young, White lives sacrificed to end slavery.
The Lincoln worship is a testament to the maxim that “ the winners write the history books “.
Abraham Lincoln was an agnostic, who made many anti-negro statements before the Emancipation Proclamation was issued as a war tactic in 1863.
Remind me again, the blacks that “built” America.... What have the blacks built in their home country of Africa???
Downplaying not only Lincoln’s role but the thousands of union soldiers that sacrificed their lives. But hey, they were “mostly” white so they’re automatically bad in her eyes.
Lincoln was not an agnostic.
Wikipedia is not defender of Christianity. From Wikipedia:
“Historians generally agree he was not an atheist and not an orthodox Christian (he rarely referred publicly to the divinity of Christ or core doctrines like the Atonement in conventional terms, and close associates described his views as non-orthodox). Labels applied to him include theist, deist (especially earlier), providentialist, or someone with a personal, nonsectarian faith centered on divine sovereignty and moral purpose. Some contemporaries and later writers have called his youthful skepticism agnostic-like, but this does not fit his later writings and speeches, which affirm a guiding Providence.”
South Carolina is now becoming a major market for “The View”. And the same way it worked in other states is working here.
shouldn’t the discussion be about how the Democrat Party perpetuated Slavery??
They forgot “noted historian...” in the title. Oh, and “habitual liar” as well.
did lincoln ever speak out against slavery?
why was the south so opposed to his presidency
to the point of seceding from the union
may be sunny is upset that lincoln freed her family’s slaves
Everyone should read “ The Real Lincoln “ by Thomas DiLorenzo.
It is meticulously researched and footnoted.
At least one should keep an open mind to the conclusions.
I didn’t think so.
Rumor/family lore is that we are distant cousins of Lincoln. Makes a big impression on newly minted history students in elementary schools.
Don’t pick on the poor creature...she’s like a puppy that just whizzed on the carpet.
Lincoln understood his mission was to preserve the Union, not to liberate slaves. Lincoln’s opinions about black people were irrelevant to the recognition that slavery was morally indefensible, and that economically and politically slavery would have to go. It lay at the root of the division of the nation. Agreed, he issued the EP to help shorten the war and keep the union together. That was his first priority.
I’m starting to think they cook up these stupid hot takes beforehand to drive controversy and viewership.
“Everyone should read “ The Real Lincoln “ by Thomas DiLorenzo.”
You got that right! Casts a whole new light on Lincoln and the war.
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