I haven't found a black person that's read Lincoln's first inaugural speech either. If they had read that, they'd see that Lincoln promised to protect slavery for all-time, not abolish it. The Emancipation Proclamation came years after the war started, and after the Union had lost several key battles to the Confederacy. It was known as "Lincoln's last card" back then.
I haven't found a black person that's read Lincoln's first inaugural speech either. If they had read that, they'd see that Lincoln promised to protect slavery for all-time, not abolish it. The Emancipation Proclamation came years after the war started, and after the Union had lost several key battles to the Confederacy. It was known as "Lincoln's last card" back then.