i have not ever been in favor of bringing about in any way the social and political equality of black and whit

Question

how can this statement of abraham lincoln be reconciled with his 1862 emancipation proclamation?

l know that during this time slavery was not the main concern but for some reasons this ocurred. did this bring equality between blacks and white?

this was a qoute from abraham lincoln. how can we relate this quote and the emancipation proclamation?

Answer 1

He was concerned that what would happen did happen. To whit, That the blacks were ignorant of the ways of the white man society and would be usurped. Precisely what happened.

Answer 2

Slavery and the spread of it were a big part at the time. Remember when Lincoln took office the were states that had already seceded from the Union. Lincoln ran on a platform of not letting slavery expand and not messing with it where it existed.
His first priority was the preservation of the Union. Either with or without slavery. By 1862 the Civil War was in full swing. England & France were on the fence as to whether to help the South. Lincoln needed a way to keep Europe out of this. The solution was the Emancapation Proclamation in Jan. 1863. This changed the Civil War from one of states rights to one of abolishing slavery. Europe had already done away with it and so France & England's support for the South went away.
The Emancapation Proclamation itself did nothing to free any slave. It only freed slaves that we currently in rebellion against the US Govt. Well since we were at war the South was in no way bound to follow any edict since they considered themselves a separate nation, the CSA. It wasn't until the war ended and the adoption of the 13th amendment that slavery was ended.

Answer 3

We try so hard to preserve political mythology that we sometimes lose our ability to face the reality all politicians must face: They are striving to lead people who are incapable of deep thought.

We love it when the politicians tell us how smart we really are. We tell each other how smart we are.

But the reality is that we are not so smart. Abe Lincoln had a choice -- come out against slavery and lose the election or throw some red meat into the cages of the masses. Had Lincoln espoused the principles of the Emancipation Proclamation when he was running for President or Senator, we would remember him as Abe Who? He had to do what he had to do to get where he had to get to do what he really wanted to do.

Today if you hold views unpopular with the public, you have to hope the politician you want to win is not openly espousing what you believe in -- or both you and he will be standing on the sidelines watching the parade go by.

Answer 4

the emancipation proclamation actually did not make anything better. there were still many slaves in the south (and elsewhere) and it wasn't until mlk, jr. died that people began to realize how mandatory equality is for a successful democracy.
abraham was the bush of those days. i still don't understand why he's so praised. :/