Black History Month: Was Abe Lincoln a racist?

Ok, so throughout the years, people have continously shown their love and devotion to Abraham Lincoln, the only white man who, back in the day, seemingly loved black people. We all know him to be the man that freed the slaves, but was Lincoln himself a racist? Or would the racism we know now be considered the same back then?? Well according to black American aurthor, Lerone Bennett, there is substantial historical evidence supporting the theory that Abraham Lincoln was, in fact, a devoted racist harboring a life-long desire to see all black Americans deported to Africa. Bennett's newest novel Forced Into Glory: Abraham Lincoln's White Dream is full of angry undertones, like he felt brainwashed by this theory of Abraham Lincoln.

"No other American story is so enduring. No other American story is so comforting. No other American story is so false." -- Lerone Bennett, Forced Into Glory: Abraham Lincoln's White Dream.

All of this is crazy to me but I can see where Bennett is coming from. But like I mentioned before, at this time in history, would Lincoln really be considered a "racist" or just a white man trying to do something for the slaves. I mean, he was a white man and that's all he knew to be. You decide. Was Lincoln a racist????

Until next blog, remember: Not all white people who like black people, LIKE BLACK PEOPLE