Lincoln Blamed the Civil War on Black Americans

President Lincoln, writing the Proclamation of Freedom. January 1st, 1863 / painted by David Gilmour Blythe. Library of Congress.

In his aforementioned address, Abraham Lincoln continued:

“Consider what we know to be the truth, but for your race among us, there could not be war.”

Again, you don’t have to rely on Netflix to research this. Here is a link to a primary source, “Lincoln’s Address on Colonization to a Deputation of Colored Men.”

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