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Forced into glory

by Lerone Bennett

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Popularity 12

Presents evidence to support the author's contention that Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation did not free the slaves and that Lincoln actually had no intentions of promoting equality between the races, but was instead planning to deport native-born African-Americans.

19th centuryAfrican AmericansCivil rightsEmancipationHistoryLegal status, lawsLegal status, laws, etcPolitics and governmentPublic opinionRelations with African AmericansSlavesUnited States