(August 20, 2017 at 1:06 am)Moros Synackaon Wrote:(August 20, 2017 at 12:33 am)Tizheruk Wrote: While true he consulted black leaders he still did not want them in America . And yes he wanted some black sufferage but it was very political rather then personal . It's not like his attitudes were rare . The anti slavery movement was against slavery not really against racism .
You're fairly confident on an issue most historians feel is not settled. Furthermore, it is irrelevant what lies in a mans soul, only his deeds matter. For someone who doesn't want Blacks in America, Lincoln had a funny way of demonstrating it by bringing in the very people he supposedly didn't want to critique his proposal.
I question your genuineness and also question the political axe you've chosen. I've cited his own words up to his last three days of life. That should take a larger role in examining the racial attitudes of President Lincoln, not summarily dismissed out of hand because it inconveniences you.
The easiest way to sell an idea is to make the other person think that it was his idea. Lincoln was aware that people would resist being deported because they had fought on the Union side. But if he could get them to think that they would be better off voluntarily leaving of their own free will he would avoid a lot of trouble.
So it only made sense to him to talk to them to see where their minds were. Once he knew that then he could develop an action plan to make it happen.
Based on historical events Lincoln getting killed was probably the best outcome for the slaves. Other people then had the opportunity to make them citizens and to grant them human and civil rights. That's something Lincoln might have tried to avoid, based upon his previous statements.
