From then you can say Lincoln felt like a slave when they do free labor. On October 16, 1854 Lincoln had a speech named “Peoria Speech” where he declared his opposition to slavery, which he then repeat during his route to become president. Abe Lincoln once said "I am naturally anti-slavery. If slavery is not wrong, nothing is wrong. I can not remember when I did not so think, and feel." This shows a bit on how he felt about slavery, Lincoln did one thing on January 1, 1863 that helped make a huge difference in America which was the Emancipation Proclamation. This document declaring “all persons held as slaves within any state, or designated part of a state, the people whereof shall then be in rebellion against the United States, shall be then, thenceforward, and forever
From then you can say Lincoln felt like a slave when they do free labor. On October 16, 1854 Lincoln had a speech named “Peoria Speech” where he declared his opposition to slavery, which he then repeat during his route to become president. Abe Lincoln once said "I am naturally anti-slavery. If slavery is not wrong, nothing is wrong. I can not remember when I did not so think, and feel." This shows a bit on how he felt about slavery, Lincoln did one thing on January 1, 1863 that helped make a huge difference in America which was the Emancipation Proclamation. This document declaring “all persons held as slaves within any state, or designated part of a state, the people whereof shall then be in rebellion against the United States, shall be then, thenceforward, and forever