Lincoln in His Role in the USA History

The Man Who Freed Us or Not?
For many years, Abraham Lincoln High School has been celebrating the birthday of the man it was named after. However, this year the African-American students at the school began arguing about this celebration and questioning whether it should be cancelled on the grounds of Lincoln's letter to his friend Horace Greeley. By some students' opinion in this letter Lincoln has expressed himself as a racist, who supported slavery and did not perceived African-Americans as human beings.
Now the members of the History Team of our school has being elected to find out what was the real Abraham Lincoln's role in abolishing slavery in this country. Upon the History Team's research, the students of our school will decide whether Lincoln's birthday should be celebrated. I, as a member of the History Team performed my own study of Lincoln's statements and his opinions on African-American issues and slavery.
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