this quotation is from charles sumner, the massachusetts senator who works closely with black activists to pass legislation for the district of columbia the represented the most racially progressive policies possible at that time. conversely though as congress politics shifted and a new coalition gained the upper hand in washington, d.c., the congress prerogative in washington made the capitol and example of a different kind, an example of this franchise not. the creation of the commission governor was part of a broad climate in both the north and the south of distrust and fear of space self-government whereas in the north movements to dramatically limit the power of urban voters and primarily the voters most often maligned and attacked where voters of irish descent. movements to dramatically limit their power came in the end to very little. bye contrast, in the south, this resulted by the 1890's and extensive disfranchise as is well-known. in 1878, george spencer, a white republican senator from alabama by a number in other words he was a carpet bagger argued the permanent commission f

this is from charles sumner the senator who worked closely with black activist to pass legislation that represented the most racially progressive policies possible at that time. but is congress politics shifted into a new polishing gains the upper hand congress prerogative made the capital an example of a different kind of disenfranchisement. the government was part of a broader climate of the north and the south of distrust and fear of self-government we're in the north the movements to dramatically limit the power of urban voters in primarily those who were attacked where voters of irish descent and would limit their power came to very little. this resulted by the 1890's of as well no. 1878 george spencer a white senator from alabama and known as a carpetbagger thought the government in the capital threatened "the franchise of the poor man's throat two misstates whatever his race, color, nationality or creed and even forecast the abolishment of the elected government altogether. in other words, at the time the commission was being implemented people could see this was a and extreme pa

i want to situate lincoln in the broad spectrum of what charles sumner called the anti slavery enterprise, in broad social movement which contains many people within that. some of them radical abolitionists who demanded the immediate abolition of slavery and incorporating black people as equals citizens of the united states. others much more conservative who thought about a very gradual ending for slavery and in the phrase of the time colonizing black people, encouraging them to leave the country once free for africa or haiti or central america. at one point at lincoln occupied different positions in that broad anti slavery enterprise. the first thing to bear in mind about lincoln is the hallmark of his greatness was his capacity for growth and change. it is fruitless even though people try to do it to take a single quotation. a single moment and say here is the quintessential lincoln. a single speech or letter. at the time of his death lincoln occupied a very different place with regard to various issues then he did earlier in his career. i am particularly interested in lincoln's relatio