[TexConfederate1861]

NO...under the laws of the time they were considered "property"....read the "Dred Scott Decision".

And Ole Abe could have cared less for them anyway. Read his 1st Inaugaral Address.....

[republicanwizard]

You cannot show me any quote from the First Inaugural in which slaves are treated as mere property.

[republicanwizard]

You cannot show me any quote from the First Inaugural in which slaves are treated as mere property.

[republicanwizard]

You cannot show me any quote from the First Inaugural in which slaves are treated as mere property.

[republicanwizard]

You cannot show me any quote from the First Inaugural in which slaves are treated as mere property.