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Lincoln vs. Douglas, Fourth Debate: Charleston, Illinois 9/18/1858

• save_ferris 6y ago
  > I will say then that I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of bringing about in any way the social and political equality of the white and black races, [applause]-that I am not nor ever have been in favor of making voters or jurors of negroes, nor of qualifying them to hold office, nor to intermarry with white people; and I will say in addition to this that there is a physical difference between the white and black races which I believe will forever forbid the two races living together on terms of social and political equality. - Abraham Lincoln I find my understanding of US history changing pretty dramatically recently. How do we confront long-held beliefs around many of the largest figures in our history without devolving into a partisan debate?