Ep. 7- Lincoln Supported the Dred Scott Decision That Ruled Slaves Were Property

Apr 29, 2022 · 7m 15s
Ep. 7- Lincoln Supported the Dred Scott Decision That Ruled Slaves Were Property
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So at this point you may be asking , “Wait, dude, are you saying that Lincoln didn’t fight the Civil War to end slavery?” Yes that is correct. There is...

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So at this point you may be asking , “Wait, dude, are you saying that Lincoln didn’t fight the Civil War to end slavery?” Yes that is correct. There is no historical evidence to indicate that he did, but there is ample evidence to the contrary. For starters Lincoln married into an affluent slave owning family from Kentucky, the Todds, strongly indicating that even on a personal level, he was not an abolitionist.
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