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>> HE BELIEVED THAT FREE WHITE
FOLKS WHO WERE WORKERS COULD NOT COMPETE WITH SLAVE LABOR.
HE JUST THOUGHT IT WAS BAD ECONOMICS.
>> IT’S NOT ABOUT RECOGNIZING THE HUMANITY OF ENSLAVED PEOPLE.
RATHER IT’S WANTING TO SECURE TERRITORY WHERE WHITE MEN WHO
WERE NOT SLAVE HOLDERS WOULD NOT HAVE TO COMPETE AGAINST SLAVE
HOLDERS
FOLKS WHO WERE WORKERS COULD NOT COMPETE WITH SLAVE LABOR.
HE JUST THOUGHT IT WAS BAD ECONOMICS.
>> IT’S NOT ABOUT RECOGNIZING THE HUMANITY OF ENSLAVED PEOPLE.
RATHER IT’S WANTING TO SECURE TERRITORY WHERE WHITE MEN WHO
WERE NOT SLAVE HOLDERS WOULD NOT HAVE TO COMPETE AGAINST SLAVE
HOLDERS
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>> HE BELIEVED THAT FREE WHITE
FOLKS WHO WERE WORKERS COULD NOT
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COMPETE WITH SLAVE LABOR.
HE JUST THOUGHT IT WAS BAD
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ECONOMICS.
>> IT’S NOT ABOUT RECOGNIZING
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THE HUMANITY OF ENSLAVED PEOPLE.
RATHER IT’S WANTING TO SECURE
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TERRITORY WHERE WHITE MEN WHO
WERE NOT SLAVE HOLDERS WOULD NOT
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HAVE TO COMPETE AGAINST SLAVE
HOLDERS.
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Movie Summary
Lincoln: Divided We Stand is a six-part series that looks at the remarkable life and unexpected journey of Abraham Lincoln.