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title: "Was Abraham Lincoln racist? Why or why not?"  
description: "Was Abraham Lincoln racist? Why or why not?"  
author: "Cox elliott"  
published: 2018-04-24  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/41569/was-abraham-lincoln-racist-why-or-why-not  
category: "history, politics & society"  
tags: ["usa history"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Was Abraham Lincoln racist? Why or why not?

Was [Abraham Lincoln](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/34863/who-was-named-president-after-abraham-lincoln-was-assassinated) racist? Why or why not?\
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