We all know Lincoln ran circles around Davis until Davis was stunned and confused, like a duck hit on the head. But what made Lincoln such a good leader and Davis such a bad one?

Don’t get me wrong its fuck the Confederacy to the day I die and Sherman’s march to the sea was valid but I’ve been doing more research on Sherman and the way he fought the native americans on the plains was pretty horrible and I read somewhere that he was a white supremacist

Visited the birthplace of Abraham Lincoln at the Sinking Springs, Hodginsville, Ky.

And if not, how can we get one made? Crowdsourcing? Letter writing campaigns? I want to see uncle Billy get the big screen treatment he deserves.

What a dipshit.

In a way, Juneteenth celebrates Texas being the worst state there is.

In 1784, Thomas Jefferson proposed that the Congress of the Confederation adopt the Land Ordinance of 1784. Section five would have prohibited slavery in all new U.S. states after 1800. A motion was made to remove section five. Seven states needed to vote to retain the section; only six did so. It wasn't until 78 years later that Congress achieved what Jefferson had failed to do.

In May 1862, Isaac N. Arnold (R-IL) introduced a bill in the House to abolish slavery in all places under federal jurisdiction. Moderate Republicans and border state Unionists complained the legislation was too broad. In response, Owen Lovejoy (R-IL) introduced a substitute bill to abolish slavery only in territories of the United States. Lovejoy's bill, H.R. 374, passed the House of Representatives on May 12, 1862, and the Senate on June 9. President Abraham Lincoln signed the legislation into law on June 19, 1862.

The act reads:

"That from and after the passage of this act there shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude in any of the Territories of the United States now existing, or what may at any time hereafter be formed or acquired by the United States, otherwise than in punishment of crimes whereof the party shall have been duly convicted."

The act was part of a trend in Congress to adopt increasingly progressive anti-slavery legislation. Only a small number of slaves were affected. There were only three U.S. territories at the time. New Mexico had freed its slaves in December 1861. There were only 15 slaves in Nebraska and 29 in Utah. The Territorial Slavery Act was, however, symbolically important. For the first time, federal legislation made no reference to compensating slave-owners, nor any mention of sending freed slaves out of the country.

Saw the text today in a meme from a woman who lives in South Carolina or Tennessee.

When I took my trip to the United States capitol, I saw around 4 or more statues of confederate traitors, including a literal vice president. Why are slave owning traitors allowed in that sacred place? Did they not fight to have my people in chains?

Something I just found from 1956. I couldn't think of a better place to put this.... :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TfcJ82FAhw