Lincoln: The Man Behind the Legend
Many people believe that Abraham Lincoln was one of the greatest presidents the U.S. has ever seen. Stories of his accomplishments have brought this man to a legendary status, hiding the real Lincoln like a veil. Many people don’t know the real Lincoln; the man behind the legend.
Lincoln is often thought of as a righteous bastion of freedom, fighting his whole life to free slaves. In fact, while Lincoln was against slavery, he wasn’t actively trying to stop it until long into the Civil War. When the war was about halfway over, Lincoln started thinking of it as a moral crusade to free the slaves. As Lincoln said early on during the war, “My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, and is not
Many people believe that Abraham Lincoln was one of the greatest presidents the U.S. has ever seen. Stories of his accomplishments have brought this man to a legendary status, hiding the real Lincoln like a veil. Many people don’t know the real Lincoln; the man behind the legend.
Lincoln is often thought of as a righteous bastion of freedom, fighting his whole life to free slaves. In fact, while Lincoln was against slavery, he wasn’t actively trying to stop it until long into the Civil War. When the war was about halfway over, Lincoln started thinking of it as a moral crusade to free the slaves. As Lincoln said early on during the war, “My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, and is not