
Morning Joe 6/8/23
Morning Joe
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The Parallels Between Abraham Lincoln and John Meechum
There are historical parallels. I don't want anybody to say I'm comparing anybody to Abraham Lincoln because they think Abraham Lincoln was a singular figure in American history. But this is what I want to just sort of talk through with our friends that are watching right now that that may maybe disagreeing with what we're saying. He said some things that would shock most Americans if they read them, like alone by themselves. Even after the emancipation talking about colonization,. as you know, and it was I always think about the Horace Greeley letter where Greeley's pushing him the, the, the editor, famous newspaper editor pushing him to move harder on emancipation and be more aggressive.
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