@daenaerith So, what I take from this larger reading of his words in this paper are that you're right he was religiously driven. However, the whole letter has him speaking the evils of slavery, but saying he won't do anything about it. To me, that is playing politics.
@daenaerith Ok I found it. I had to create a 7 day trial account at https://t.co/Bc156v85yz to get to search, but you can see it in this screenshot, in the second column. This is ten years after the end of his presidency.
@RutgersDSA @daenaerith@PrettyBadLefty @MariahsDany In the early 1800’s slavery was an economy, and many politicians wanted to control slavery, not abolish. This was because they feared revolt, but wanted the money from slavery. Don’t think he had heart. He was playing politics.
@RutgersDSA @daenaerith@PrettyBadLefty @MariahsDany Sorry JQA was not an abolitionist. Below are his words. His work against the annexation of Texas was good and he did work to help the Amistad revolvers, but that’s it. He supported Jackson’s genocide of Native Americans. He opposed the spread of slavery, but that’s different.
“I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of bringing about in any way the social and political equality of the white and black races.” - Abraham Lincoln
Noire Histoir is a podcast by Natasha McEachron. I listened to a great episode on Memphis Black History Sites, which makes me want to go back to Memphis to visit. I’d passed by years ago and didn’t spend as much time as I had wanted to.
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You can rest.
You can rest.
You can rest.
You do not have to “earn” it, even if you don’t pay the bills.
Set a timer if you think you’ll lose track of time.