Lincoln's Views on Race and Slavery Slavery played a vital role in America’s social, economic and political history during the antebellum period. It became a topic of discussion all over the United States because of the American economy and plans to expand its territories. Most politicians were using it as a tool to gain votes and it was compulsory for them to air out their views on the issue, and Abraham Lincoln was not an exception. Many people in the United States have debated Abraham Lincoln’s
prior to the Election of 1860, the Northern and Southern states of America were growing apart. Problems from many years before such as the South’s lack of railroads were coupled with more recent arguments over the future of slavery in America and whether it should be allowed in new territories. Following closely on the heels of many of these divisive problems was the Election of 1860, in which Abraham Lincoln won without carrying a single southern state. Although it was not his intention, Lincoln’s
to others, deserve it not for themselves” (Abraham Lincoln's Letter to Henry L. Pierce). Who has the right to decide who has freedom and who does not have freedom? It is very imperative to understand the importance of slavery and its impact on America. In the United States, slavery was an appalling action against another human being that lasted two hundred and forty five critical years. Over these years, many slaves died trying to get their freedom by trying to escape. They searched hastily for pathways