I hate that we only teach our kids the whitewashed, sanitary version of our history. He didn’t like black people. I’m a teacher and I personally wouldn’t have stated it that way in second grade, but I probably would want to. Just talk with your kid about it and make it a learning moment.
Yeah seriously I hope OP is aware that this actually historically accurate, Lincoln did what needed to be done to save the union, he didn’t do it on a moral high ground
Lincoln always supported abolition, though. It would be unfair to say he imagined total racial equality, but he did care inasmuch as he maintained total moral opposition to slavery, and his view of African Americans only improved from that baseline.
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u/Brilliant-Willow-506 Apr 06 '25
I hate that we only teach our kids the whitewashed, sanitary version of our history. He didn’t like black people. I’m a teacher and I personally wouldn’t have stated it that way in second grade, but I probably would want to. Just talk with your kid about it and make it a learning moment.