I used the Smithsonian info because of it being condensed and said a lot in short form, you could leave the 7th grade education out, that comment is not necessary in our discussions.
You have made a very good and interesting reply, I will take time to read and go to my resources in history and get back later.
I am quite a senior citizen and was educated when education was good, have had extensive education. I do not make assumptions, sometimes I can be wrong but am trying
to base my critique on history, not feelings or prejudice.
I think Pres. Lincoln was a great president, whether I agree with all or not. He was human and flawed as we all are.
Will get back to you later.
I thank you for the discussion and reply later.
I used the Smithsonian info because of it being condensed and said a lot in short form, you could leave the 7th grade education out, that comment is not necessary in our discussions.My apologies, then. There's a lot of verbal slash and burn in FR's Civil War threads, on both sides. It can seem brusque to someone not familiar with it. For most of us, I suspect, it's the reason to keep coming back. It's not like someone's going to say something one day and the other side will say, "Well, I guess you're right. Lincoln was a racist dictator" or "Now I understand--the South DIDN'T have a right to secede, and they only cared about slavery."
In regards to the Smithsonian pieces, though, I think that the larger point I was trying to make was that, comprising just three sentences, it simply isn't very good at expressing the Constitutional or political realities that Lincoln faced.