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Abraham Lincoln | |
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| Born | February 12, 1809 Hodgenville, Kentucky, United States |
| Died | April 15, 1865 Washington, D.C., United States |
| Cause of death | Assassination |
| Political party | Whig (1834–1856) Republican (1856–1865) |
Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 5, 1865) was a Statesian politician who served as the 16th President of the United States from 1861 to 1865. He opposed slavery but did not believe in full equality for Black people.[1] Lincoln initially considered the Civil War a war against separatism and not slavery and allowed slavery to continue in states that did not secede.[2]
Senate career
In the 1840s, Lincoln criticized President Polk's invasion of Mexico and believed only Congress should have the power to declare war.[3]
References
- ↑ Domenico Losurdo (2011). Liberalism: A Counter-History: 'Liberalism and Racial Slavery: A Unique Twin Birth' (p. 55). [PDF] Verso. ISBN 9781844676934 [LG]
- ↑ Domenico Losurdo (2011). Liberalism: A Counter-History: 'Crisis of the English and American Models' (p. 166). [PDF] Verso. ISBN 9781844676934 [LG]
- ↑ Michael Parenti (2000). To Kill a Nation: 'NATO's War Crimes' (p. 117). [PDF] Verso.