Abraham Lincoln was convinced that slavery was a “monstrous injustice” and a “great moral wrong”. Like Jefferson, Lincoln agreed that the constitution should be followed and that slavery was a hard battle to fight; however, Lincoln wanted to take the chance at ending slavery one step at a time because “Negroes have natural rights … and they cannot enjoy them here” (TAP, 377). Lincoln additionally stated that he was never in favor about bringing political equality to the black Americans because he knew it was impractical; however, he knew that it was wrong and could eventually be changed. Sadly, once elected Lincoln faced the worst crisis in the history of the nation and war broke out between the North and South. With the separation came hardship
