tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post6726815727592478915..comments2024-03-16T13:30:40.704-04:00Comments on Tea at Trianon: Lincoln, the Slaves, and Hollywoodelena maria vidalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17129629173535139807noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-46743545150450431012013-01-18T14:26:31.313-05:002013-01-18T14:26:31.313-05:00July, have you read SHATTERING THE TRUTH, by Denni... July, have you read SHATTERING THE TRUTH, by Dennis Brandt? It is a pugnacious but ultimately, I think, well balanced take on this and other controversies surrounding Lincoln. We have to keep in mind that someone like Frederick Douglass, previously a sharp critic of Lincoln on the slavery issue, later came to have a deep respect and affection for him, as can be seen in Douglass' autobiography and other writings. <br /><br />As for Lincoln's own writings, I've read many of them, some public, some private, and it becomes pretty clear that his hatred of slavery was sincere. However, both he and the situation were complex, to say the least.Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18230268418171628594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-87687335919271604752013-01-17T20:30:03.911-05:002013-01-17T20:30:03.911-05:00Popular history has placed him walking on the wate...Popular history has placed him walking on the water next to Jesus Christ based on a few well known speeches that were written for popular consumption only and did not reveal the truth about Lincoln. julygirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07008279978165536349noreply@blogger.com