http://www.deancode.com/2006/05/16/disillusionment/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:57:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://www.deancode.com/2006/05/16/disillusionment/comment-page-1/#comment-46 Mommiet Wed, 17 May 2006 16:44:23 +0000 http://www.deancode.com/2006/05/16/disillusionment/#comment-46 You should visit with Mr. Phil the historian about this. I can't even say where I heard this, but it's my impression that Lincoln's views on slavery evolved over the years, and that by his death, he was closer to a true abolitionist. There was pretty much no one in those days who thought blacks and whites could or should live side by side as equals. The "liberal" view was that the blacks should all be shipped back to Africa. I'm not sure where Lincoln came down on that issue. Anyway, yes, it's disillusioning to learn what the "founding fathers" believed about racial equality -- even in the case of those who thought slavery was evil. You should visit with Mr. Phil the historian about this. I can’t even say where I heard this, but it’s my impression that Lincoln’s views on slavery evolved over the years, and that by his death, he was closer to a true abolitionist. There was pretty much no one in those days who thought blacks and whites could or should live side by side as equals. The “liberal” view was that the blacks should all be shipped back to Africa. I’m not sure where Lincoln came down on that issue. Anyway, yes, it’s disillusioning to learn what the “founding fathers” believed about racial equality — even in the case of those who thought slavery was evil.

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