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>> HIS EVOLVING ANTI‐SLAVERY
POSITION WAS THAT SLAVERY IS FINE WHERE IT IS IN THE SOUTH,
BUT IT SHOULD NOT BE EXPANDED INTO THE WEST.
>> HE BELIEVED THAT THE FOUNDING FATHERS HAD INTENDED FOR SLAVERY
TO DIE A NATURAL DEATH, AND THAT IF THEY AREN’T ALLOWED TO
EXPAND, THEN THE INSTITUTION IS GOING TO DIE A NATURAL DEATH AND
THAT THAT’S WHY YOU DON’T SEE THE WORD "SLAVE" OR "SLAVERY" IN
THE CONSTITUTION
POSITION WAS THAT SLAVERY IS FINE WHERE IT IS IN THE SOUTH,
BUT IT SHOULD NOT BE EXPANDED INTO THE WEST.
>> HE BELIEVED THAT THE FOUNDING FATHERS HAD INTENDED FOR SLAVERY
TO DIE A NATURAL DEATH, AND THAT IF THEY AREN’T ALLOWED TO
EXPAND, THEN THE INSTITUTION IS GOING TO DIE A NATURAL DEATH AND
THAT THAT’S WHY YOU DON’T SEE THE WORD "SLAVE" OR "SLAVERY" IN
THE CONSTITUTION
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>> HIS EVOLVING ANTI‐SLAVERY
POSITION WAS THAT SLAVERY IS
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FINE WHERE IT IS IN THE SOUTH,
BUT IT SHOULD NOT BE EXPANDED
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INTO THE WEST.
>> HE BELIEVED THAT THE FOUNDING
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FATHERS HAD INTENDED FOR SLAVERY
TO DIE A NATURAL DEATH, AND THAT
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IF THEY AREN’T ALLOWED TO
EXPAND, THEN THE INSTITUTION IS
00:00:19.418 --> 00:00:24.256
GOING TO DIE A NATURAL DEATH AND
THAT THAT’S WHY YOU DON’T SEE
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THE WORD "SLAVE" OR "SLAVERY" IN
THE CONSTITUTION.
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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.