Home
About Abrahamlincoln.org
Themes
Youth & Family
Politics & Presidency
Slavery & Emancipation
The Civil War
Lincoln’s Legacy
Features
Exhibitions
Timelines
Essays
Documents
Video & Audio
Lesson Plans
Additional Resources
The Lincoln Prize
The Gilder Lehrman Institute
Home
About Abrahamlincoln.org
Themes
Youth & Family
Politics & Presidency
Slavery & Emancipation
The Civil War
Lincoln’s Legacy
Features
Exhibitions
Timelines
Essays
Documents
Video & Audio
Lesson Plans
Additional Resources
The Lincoln Prize
The Gilder Lehrman Institute
Fort Pillow
Posted on
June 16, 2014 4:42 pm
in
Abraham Lincoln & Freedom
Fort Pillow
“Southern whites were accustomed to looking upon black men as slaves, and it was hard for them to accept the idea that black soldiers were free men who must be treated according to the laws of war, not the laws of…”
Abraham Lincoln and Freedom >