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Abraham Lincoln | IN THE WORDS OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN; I AM NOT, NOR EVER HAVE BEEN, IN FAVOR OF BRINGING ABOUT IN ANY WAY THE SOCIAL AND POLITICAL EQUALITY OF THE WHITE AND BLACK RACES,” HE BEGAN, GOING ON TO SAY THAT HE OPPOSED BLACKS HAVING THE RIGHT TO VOTE, TO SERVE ON JURIES, TO HOLD OFFICE AND TO INTERMARRY WITH WHITES. | image tagged in abraham lincoln,slavery,slaves,president,racism,cruel | made w/ Imgflip meme maker
745 views 3 upvotes Made by Eushan 4 years ago in politics
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Let's not make the same mistake liberals do--the mistake of PRESENTISM. Presentism is viewing that past from today's perspective. That's impossible and wrong. There is content and there is context. The words (content) stated in the meme are correct, but we must understand the context. Blacks were viewed as property and sub-human. This didn't change in the north or south. Try to view it from the information and time period he Lincoln lived in and not form 2020. I guarantee you if he were here in 2020, he would not use those words because he would have evolved like we all should.
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IN THE WORDS OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN; I AM NOT, NOR EVER HAVE BEEN, IN FAVOR OF BRINGING ABOUT IN ANY WAY THE SOCIAL AND POLITICAL EQUALITY OF THE WHITE AND BLACK RACES,” HE BEGAN, GOING ON TO SAY THAT HE OPPOSED BLACKS HAVING THE RIGHT TO VOTE, TO SERVE ON JURIES, TO HOLD OFFICE AND TO INTERMARRY WITH WHITES.