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To: presidio9

Lincoln was a racist by today’s standards...almost everyone was then, even abolitionists.


82 posted on 07/06/2009 4:11:54 PM PDT by wardaddy (Proudly Anti-Abortion, not and will never be Pro-Life...........Sarah Palin, there is no substitute)
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To: wardaddy
Lincoln was a racist by today’s standards...almost everyone was then, even abolitionists.

The appropriate question is "Was Lincoln a racist by the standards of the time he lived in?" The answer is obviously no.

83 posted on 07/06/2009 7:11:43 PM PDT by presidio9 ("Don't shoot. Let 'em burn.")
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