43: Honest Abe, the Lincoln-Douglas Debates, & John Brown’s Raid on Harpers Ferry
History That Doesn't Suck
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The Fear-Mongering Slam Against Lincoln
Lincoln: I am not in favor of making voters or jurors of Negroes, nor of qualifying them to hold office. In our 21st century simplifications, we sometimes forget that fighting slavery doesn't necessitate being on board with a full civil rights mixed-race society. The little giant then goes all dreads scott ruling, adding that blacks do not have to be slaves, but they sure aren't citizens. Lincoln finishes by saying Stephen's distortion of history is part of his effort to spread slavery across the nation.
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