Sniping at Abe Lincoln is misguided: He emancipated the slaves despite a Dred Scott court

From: Charleston Daily Mail | Date: August 10, 2005| Author: | Copyright information

SINCE Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation was issued in 1863, you might think that there would be no need for a new book about it today.

Unfortunately, there is very much a need for a new book on the subject, not only because of the gross neglect of history in our schools and colleges, but also because of the completely unrealistic view of the world - past and present - that prevails, not only among the ignorant but among the intelligentsia as well.

Since the 1960s, it has been fashionable in some quarters to take cheap shots at Lincoln, asking such questions as "Why didn't he free ...

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