I hope you don't think Lincoln was a great man because he freed the slaves. He owned more slaves than any other American President before him. The move to free the slaves was a political move to get re-elected. Also, Lincoln only freed the slaves in the South. The slaves were still slaves in the North.
> He [Lincoln] owned more slaves than any other American President before him.
Care to back that up?
Say what?
Lincoln owned no slaves.
The move to free the slaves was a political move to get re-elected. Also, Lincoln only freed the slaves in the South. The slaves were still slaves in the North
Lincoln did not have the constitutional power to free the slaves in non-rebellious states. He did, however, have the power to ban slavery in rebellious areas in his role as commander-in-chief. Freeing the slaves was an attack on the economy supporting the rebels.