Abraham Lincoln did not wish to spend any effort freeing the slaves for moral or personal reasons; although he did wish to end slavery for political and military reasons. ... In a personal letter, Lincoln wrote "My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, and is not either to save or to destroy slavery .What I do about slavery, and the colored race, I do because I believe it helps to save the Union ." It's strictly business with Lincoln; he believes that there should be no personal agenda used in running a country. ... Lincoln firmly believed that all men are equal as he...

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Abraham Lincoln was not a racist person, yet under politics and pressure from the majority of the white population, he was perceived as discriminatory. Abraham Lincoln always gave the people what they desired and wanted to hear even if it meant pushing away his own views. ... Lincoln knew that white citizens looked down on Negroes, thinking they were superior intellectually, and in general. ... This is how Lincoln won the support of Negrophobes and antislavery men simultaneously. The Lincoln-Douglas Debates of 1858 is what gave him the exposure needed to Negrophobes and antislavery men. ...

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Dubois, and even Frantz Fanon spoke and wrote eloquently and passionately against racial oppression, calling America and Europe to accountability for their democratic and humanitarian ideals by appealing to, in Abraham Lincoln's paraphrased words, "the better angels of men's natures."" ...

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