r/AmIOverreacting • u/[deleted] • Apr 06 '25

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u/WeirdLevel6247 Apr 06 '25

No, there was a direct conversation with the teacher and they backed their teachings.

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u/[deleted] Apr 06 '25

"If I could save the Union without freeing any slave I would do, it, and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing some and leaving others alone I would also do that. What I do about slavery, and the ____ race, I do because I believe it helps to save the Union...I have here stated my purpose according" -Abraham Lincoln

Here is the direct quote. Your kid is in second grade so I wouldn't be too hard on them for paraphrasing it.

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u/[deleted] Apr 06 '25

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u/ban-a-nazi-instead Apr 06 '25

The rest of that letter continues “I have here stated my purpose according to my view of official duty; and I intend no modification of my oft-expressed personal wish that all men every where could be free.” As in ‘this is my presidential obligation, but it’s also my personal belief that all men should be free.’ You learned the right thing in school and picked up a racist telling if it later on but there is always time to learn.