Quote Originally Posted by del...
BlueCat said:
<snipped> He [Lincoln] had slaves and was known to use racial slurs a lot...<snipped>

The biggest myth about Lincoln was that he freed all the slaves. Actually Lincoln never did free all the slaves. The Emancipation Proclamation only proclaimed the slaves in all territories held by the Confederates free, but didn't free any of the slaves in the North. It also did not apply to the border states and their 300,000 slaves. It was just a political move to get support in Europe and to encourage the slaves to rebel and cause trouble in the South.
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what a bunch of bullshit. i watched the same show and saw absolutely nothing about lincoln being a slave owner. he's from illinois, for christ's sake! that was NOT a slave state! his proclamation stated ALL men are free, no exclusions. what show did you watch? maybe you took too many breaks while it was on and missed what it was all about...
Howdy del,

Thanx for that clarification...

Have a good one !
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