Lincoln said those things about inequality of blacks and whites because that's what the government of Illinois believed. He tailored his opinions to the whims of his constituents. He was a political genius and he was trying to win election to the US Senate. That's why I think it's impossible to know what his real opinions were.
1830-1860 may have been the greatest generation of white people in the NORTH, but Southern whites during those years were the WORST generation of white people in US history. They were utterly white supremacist (they considered non-whites to be sub-human), they were bad Americans and undemocratic. South Carolina tried to nullify federal laws that they didn't like.
Lincoln said those things about inequality of blacks and whites because that's what the government of Illinois believed. He tailored his opinions to the whims of his constituents. He was a political genius and he was trying to win election to the US Senate. That's why I think it's impossible to know what his real opinions were.
KayBeeEee1983 7 months ago in playlist Civil War
1830-1860 may have been the greatest generation of white people in the NORTH, but Southern whites during those years were the WORST generation of white people in US history. They were utterly white supremacist (they considered non-whites to be sub-human), they were bad Americans and undemocratic. South Carolina tried to nullify federal laws that they didn't like.
KayBeeEee1983 7 months ago in playlist Civil War
What is the name of this documentary?
mediumaevum 8 months ago