Is Lincoln Really a Hero?
We think not!
Why is Lincoln Not a Hero
- Abe was racist and made racist jokes with his friends
- He fought cases where the slaves would have to have been sent back to the south
- He believed more in freedom then equality
- Once they were freed, Abe wanted the slaves to be deported back to Africa, their native land
- Abe fought against a man's property in Illinois
- Abe did not believe that slaves should ever be able to vote
- He got rid of slavery but did not seem to care about prejudice