Abraham Lincoln The Great Emancipator Analysis

Given a scenario in which a person stated they were against slavery at one time but also proclaimed they believed whites were superior over blacks during another time, which side would you think they were on? I would argue that the person was not supportive of abolishing slavery. Abraham Lincoln, the president of the United States during the Civil War, believed that slavery was immoral because he thought African Americans and whites were equivalent. Even though Abraham Lincoln presumed slavery as immoral, he doesn’t deserve the title of the “Great Emancipator.” Lincoln did not consider blacks equal when compared to whites. As stated in document two, “ I am not, nor have ever been, in favor of bringing about in any way the social and political equality of the white and black races,” Abraham Lincoln believed that African Americans were inferior to the white race. Lincoln also admitted during the Lincoln Douglas debates that he opposed slavery but he felt as if African Americans were not of the same social class as whites. These are reasons as to why Abraham Lincoln didn’t regard blacks as …show more content…
I believe I have no lawful right to do so, and I have no inclination [desire] to do so”, which indicates Abraham Lincoln didn’t want to emancipate the slaves.“If I could save the Union without freeing any slave, I would do it,” this quote was said by Abraham Lincoln and conveys the idea that if Lincoln were to abolish slavery it would only be to save the Union. Lincoln was also reluctant when it came to emancipating the slaves in 1863, instead he was extremely focused on producing a plan to allow the Confederacy to rejoin the Union even though the Civil War didn’t end. These reasonings indicate that Lincoln did not deserve the name the “Great