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Did Abraham Lincoln own slaves? ... This set Abraham Lincoln to feelings of disgust and Lincoln argued that free blacks in five free states had been full voting citizens at the time of the writing of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.
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www.greatdreams.com/lincoln.htm
www.greatdreams.com/lincoln.htm
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Abraham Lincoln Saved the Union, But Did He Really Free the Slaves?; Editorial; March 2004; by: Mackubin T. Owens ... In the words of Julius Lester, "Blacks have no reason to feel grateful to Abraham Lincoln. How come it took him two whole years to free the slaves? His pen was sitting on his desk the entire time."
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This Civil War Harper's Weekly newspaper describes Abraham Lincoln's Order to Not Free the Slaves ... General Hunter Orders Slaves Freed ... A striking illustration was the choice of Mr. Lincoln. The moment his constitutional election was announced the newspapers, which at that time clamored for the submission of the nation to...
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www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/civil-war/1862/may/lincoln-slavery.htm
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Stories attributed to Abraham Lincoln. ... The anti-slavery men were continually urging Mr. Lincoln to set the slaves free, but he paid no attention to their petitions and demands until he felt that emancipation would help him to preserve the Union of the States.
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www.rickwalton.com/lincoln/linc559.htm
www.rickwalton.com/lincoln/linc559.htm
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On Jan. 1, 1863, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln declared free all slaves residing in territory in rebellion against the federal government. This Emancipation Proclamation actually freed few people. It did not apply to slaves in border states fighting on the Union side;
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libertyonline.hypermall.com/Lincoln/emancipate.html
libertyonline.hypermall.com/Lincoln/emancipate.html
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16. ABRAHAM LINCOLN 1861-1865 ... On January 1, 1863, he issued the Emancipation Proclamation that declared forever free those slaves within the Confederacy.
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www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/al16.html
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Did Lincoln Free the Slaves? ... Most Americans are under the impression that Abraham Lincoln personally abolished slavery. It seems almost self-evident that “Lincoln freed the slaves.” For generations, many blacks voted Republican out of gratitude to Lincoln.
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www.extrao.com/lincoln.htm
www.extrao.com/lincoln.htm
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Early in the Civil War, to keep the border states in the Union, Lincoln resisted the demands of radical Republicans to free the slaves. Military commanders and Congress, though, whittled away at slavery on their own.
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Written by: Lincoln, Abraham Posted on: 11/27/2003 ... And by virtue of the power and for the purpose aforesaid, I do order and declare that all persons held as slaves within said designated States and parts of States are, and henceforward shall be, free;
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