“Completely untrue. As early as 1864 he was suggesting that Louisiana may want to give some blacks the vote to a delegation representing that states loyal government. As late as April 11th Lincoln said publicly, “I would myself prefer that [suffrage] were now conferred on the very intelligent, and those who served our cause as soldiers...” He, like many others, realized that if the freed slaves did not get the vote then they would have no means of protecting their rights from the white populace.”
What authority do you suppose he had to suggest that to a State that had already seceded? That is kind of like Obamao telling Israel who can live in Jerusalem neighborhoods. You probably think that is ok though.
At that point - 1864 - most of Louisiana had been freed from the Southern rebellion and had established a loyal U.S. administration in Baton Rouge. These were the people Lincoln was trying to influence, to no avail as it turns out.
That is kind of like Obamao telling Israel who can live in Jerusalem neighborhoods. You probably think that is ok though.
Israel is not part of the U.S. Louisiana is.