Obama Even Disappoints Frederick Douglass: Ranks Preserving Union above Ending Slavery

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In an otherwise bland clip for supporters, President Obama chooses a strange example to support his case for political compromise: Abraham Lincoln’s compromise with Union-allied slaveholders in the drafting of the Emancipation Proclamation: Obama says: [Lincoln’s] first priority was preserving the Union. I’ve got the Emancipation Proclamation hanging up in my office. And if you read through it, turns… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Reason Magazine – Hit & Run Discovery Date : 18/07/2011 00:35 Number of articles : 3

Obama Even Disappoints Frederick Douglass: Ranks Preserving Union above Ending Slavery

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