Cousi wrote: ↑Mon Jun 17, 2019 3:06 pmI have heard - and argued against - many people who honestly think Lincoln was both a slave owner and not opposed to slavery. My understanding of Lincoln's history is that he had long been opposed to it as an institution. It frustrates the hell out of me.1858 - In a speech in Springfield, IL, U.S. Senate candidate Abraham Lincoln said the slavery issue had to be resolved. He declared, "A house divided against itself cannot stand."
There is absolutely no historical record of Lincoln ever having owned a slave. He was as far as recorded in his public life anti slavery.
I'm sure that you have noticed that there is an agenda driven move to either not teach history or to concentrate exclusively on the negative points of American history. This move will even encourage demonstratively false "Historical points" to advance this agenda. Hence the Lincoln as a slave holder story.