Abraham Lincoln named the "Great Emancipator" in actuality was the exact opposite. Having humble beginnings from the western and southern perspective, Lincoln claimed to be a common man; however he reluctantly wanted to give the rights of the common man to blacks. Beginning his policies in the Illinois legislature Lincoln supported the idea of liberating blacks and sending them to Africa, and not giving them free rights in the United States of America. Hofstadter would agree to a great extent with Lincoln's reluctance to emancipate the slaves because until he reached the presidency and needed to appeal to the populous did he denounce slavery in public.
Nevertheless, Lincoln's career was politically motivated, fueled by slavery at the time of the Kansas/Nebraska act. Having previously visited New Orleans in 1828 and in 1831, the conduct of his positions, as he was not one to align himself with unpopular reform movements. However not until the issue of slavery had been fueled in the......
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