Lincoln moved to end slavery on New Year’s Day 1863.

[David Lockmiller]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2...f17270d276

There is also a nice photograph of the F.B. Carpenter's work: The first reading of the Emancipation Proclamation before President Abraham Lincoln's Cabinet, painted by F.B. Carpenter. (Library of Congress)

At the dedication of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., in 1922, the crowd of 50,000 people was segregated by race.

[LincolnMan]

Good article. Sad to note the segregated crowd at the Lincoln Memorial dedication.

[L Verge]

(03-24-2019 06:15 PM)LincolnMan Wrote:  Good article. Sad to note the segregated crowd at the Lincoln Memorial dedication.

Unfortunately, changes in society and culture usually occur slowly - not immediately. Perhaps many today need to realize this and understand that gradual and carefully thought-out policies by folks who know what they are doing lead to better and longer lasting results.

And before someone bites my head off, I am not espousing segregation (nor racism on either side). I fear that power-hungry politicians, who wish to stay in power, and the hordes of people in the news media, who wish to keep their paychecks, are creating flammable situations and playing to those who carry matches.

[LincolnMan]

(03-25-2019 12:54 PM)L Verge Wrote:  

(03-24-2019 06:15 PM)LincolnMan Wrote:  Good article. Sad to note the segregated crowd at the Lincoln Memorial dedication.

Unfortunately, changes in society and culture usually occur slowly - not immediately. Perhaps many today need to realize this and understand that gradual and carefully thought-out policies by folks who know what they are doing lead to better and longer lasting results.

And before someone bites my head off, I am not espousing segregation (nor racism on either side). I fear that power-hungry politicians, who wish to stay in power, and the hordes of people in the news media, who wish to keep their paychecks, are creating flammable situations and playing to those who carry matches.

Agree!