Mr. Lee

[J. Beckert]

Your points are well taken, Dan, but I think you're missing the point. Can you argue that Lincoln's plans (none) were better than Lee's?

Slavery was an endangered institution here in the 1860's. Wouldn't a plan to enable those subjected to it be better than "root hog or die"?

I don't agree that those that were part of the enslaved race liked the treatment they received from their "liberators" during the push through the South. Rape, enforced labor, death, beatings...

While Lincoln's words that you quoted about slavery should resonate with everone, they really don't belie his plans to make a smooth transition, do they?

This thread is about Lee and his views on slavery. We should focus on that. Not what 21st. century views are.