tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512362.post7666180355532909509..comments2024-03-10T13:59:19.230-04:00Comments on xpostfactoid: Abraham Lincoln: African Americans secured their own liberationAndrew Sprunghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17601269968798865106noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512362.post-46978632560465735202013-04-07T13:28:08.072-04:002013-04-07T13:28:08.072-04:00recommend you read Lincoln's Tragic Pragmatism...recommend you read Lincoln's Tragic Pragmatism by John Burt which analyzes Lincoln's public utterances on slavery. Burt lays out how Lincoln worked not merely to add to Union military strength but also to pave the way for eventual full citizenship of former slaves.jcradinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09370513275393874073noreply@blogger.com