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The Racism of Abraham Lincoln, Part 3
From Colonization to Emancipation Thus far, we have examined Lincoln’s words to understand his racism. That’s important because statesmen (especially Lincoln) live by their words. But we must also examine his deeds—specifically, we need to look at Lincoln’s policy initiatives … Continue reading
Posted in Abraham Lincoln, Civil War, Lincoln's Words, Racism, Secession, Slavery
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, cause of the Civil War, Civil War, Emancipation Proclamation, Eric Foner, Libertarian, neo-Confederates, Ordinances of Secession, Racism, Secession, Secession Commissioners, Thomas DiLorenzo, Union
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Secession, the Expansion of Slavery, and Race
The inimitable defender of Confederate heritage, George Purvis, who blogs at Cold Southern Steel, posted a comment here recently that I think warrants a post of its own. In part, George wrote: You are taking a narrow view of the … Continue reading
Posted in Civil War, Neo-Confederates, Secession, Slavery
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, cause of the Civil War, Declarations of Causes, Dred Scott v. Sanford, Lost Cause, Ordinances of Secession, Racism, Republican Platform 1860, Secession, Secession Commissioners, Slavery, The Lost Cause, Virginia
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Yes, Slavery Did Cause the Civil War, Part 4
Slavery and Society The Confederate states seceded, then, because they suspected Lincoln and the North would, sooner or later, abolish slavery. They clearly dreaded the end of slavery. I trust the previous posts have shown this, but there’s one last … Continue reading
Posted in Civil War, Secession, Slavery
Tagged Alan Taylor, cause of the Civil War, Lee Sandlin, Peter Kolchin, Racism, Slavery
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The Real Lost Cause
Because I’m up to my eyeballs grading midterms, I haven’t had a chance to finish my series on slavery as the cause of the Civil War. So, to entertain readers in the meantime, here’s a video of a talk by … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, cause of the Civil War, Civil War, Gary Gallagher., Secession, Union
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The True Blue Federalist 