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Topic	Abraham Lincoln on racial equality
Thatuser 12/21/18 9:13:32 AM #26:	pres_madagascar posted... Literally everyone knows Lincoln didn't care one way or the other about freeing the slaves. The Emancipation Proclamation was issued after the battle of Antietam, a tactical Union victory. At that point in the war many in the north wanted a treaty. Lincoln, wanting to preserve the union, made a decision to free slaves in states in rebellion only (so if you were a slave in Maryland at the time, sorry) thinking they would rebel and disrupt the south's economy, possibly turning on their masters in great numbers. <cite>Thatuser posted [p:914492890] in Abraham Li... [t:77321980]...</cite> <quote><cite>pres_madagascar posted...</cite> <quote>Literally everyone knows Lincoln didn't care one way or the other about freeing the slaves.</quote> The Emancipation Proclamation was issued after the battle of Antietam, a tactical Union victory. At that point in the war many in the north wanted a treaty. Lincoln, wanting to preserve the union, made a decision to free slaves in states in rebellion only (so if you were a slave in Maryland at the time, sorry) thinking they would rebel and disrupt the south's economy, possibly turning on their masters in great numbers.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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