Abraham Lincoln was the sixteenth president of the United States. In history Abraham Lincoln is portrayed as one of the greatest presidents of the United States. President Lincoln is considered great because of emancipation and because he steered the Union to victory during the Civil war. But should Abraham Lincoln really be considered such a great emancipator? In order to figure out how Lincoln should be viewed you must know background information on him. The …showed first 75 words of 369 total…

…showed last 75 words of 369 total…But is this the case? It is notoriously not so." It is said that Lincoln honestly felt that slavery was wrong. But if this is the case, why did it take him so long to abolish it and why wasn't he a strong abolitionist instead of a moderate one? African Americans should form their own opinions about President Abraham Lincoln, but they should make sure that they know the facts before making any final decisions.