“Lincoln sees slavery in some ways as a theft of labor. A slave is a laborer who is being denied the fruits of his labor.” WayLaborSlaverySlaveFruitDeniedTheftLaborers Author:Eric Foner
“Lincoln has accepted America as a biracial society. He's talking about giving at least some black men the right to vote. In the Emancipation Proclamation he advises some blacks to labor faithfully for reasonable wages, here in the United States. He doesn't say anything about them leaving the country. He puts black men in the army. That is a whole different vision than simply saying "let's have them go out of the country." I think what's interesting is the change in Lincoln's view, but one must realize that he did adhere to this idea of colonization for many years.” ThinkingMenGivingYearsIdeasDifferentCountryStatesWholeAmericaBlackRealizingInterestingUnitedViewsTalkingVisionUnited StatesLaborVoteArmyLeavingAcceptedReasonableSay AnythingWagesAdviseEmancipationRight To VoteBiracialColonizationProclamationEmancipation ProclamationLeaving The Country Author:Eric Foner
“If you are going to abolish slavery, that opens up all these other questions: what system of labor is going to replace slave labor? What system of race relations is going to replace the race relations of slavery? Who is going to have power in the post-war South? The Emancipation Proclamation doesn't answer that question, but it throws [it] open.” IfsWarAnswersRaceLaborRelationSlaverySlaveSouthPostsRace RelationsEmancipationAbolishProclamationPost WarEmancipation ProclamationSlave Labor Author:Eric Foner
