I suppose one question I would like to ask Dr. Taylor is had the southern rebellion been successful then when does he think emancipation would have occured? Also, look at the names he mentions as people more deserving of praise than Abraham Lincoln. Henry Highland Garnet was tossed out of the Anti-Slave Society because he called upon slaves to murder their masters. David Walker advocated violent slave uprisings in order to end the institution. Nat Turner and Denmark Vesey both lead bloody slave revolts. Is that where Dr. Taylor thinks 'The Great Emancipator' would have come from in an independent confedercy, and is he disappointed that it didn't happen that way?
Was Lincoln perfect in every respect? By our lights, no he wasn't. But compare his positions and beliefs with any other leader of the period and he stands head and shoulders above them all.