re: Ben Affleck wanted his slave owner ancestor 'censored' from Finding Your Roots

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Our new government is founded upon exactly the opposite idea; its foundations are laid, its corner- stone rests, upon the great truth that the negro is not equal to the white man; that slavery subordination to the superior race is his natural and normal condition. This, our new government, is the first, in the history of the world, based upon this great physical, philosophical, and moral truth.

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Teacher I trust you are also providing your students quotes on how President Lincoln felt about the African race as well? I mean, all the good history books have Lincoln as the freer of the slaves and a defender of the Africans, surely there wouldn't be any quotes laying around with a hint of racism now would their?:

"I will say then that I am not, nor ever have been in favor of bringing about in anyway the social and political equality of the white and black races - that I am not nor ever have been in favor of making voters or jurors of negroes, nor of qualifying them to hold office, nor to intermarry with white people; and I will say in addition to this that there is a physical difference between the white and black races which I believe will forever forbid the two races living together on terms of social and political equality. And inasmuch as they cannot so live, while they do remain together there must be the position of superior and inferior, and I as much as any other man am in favor of having the superior position assigned to the white race. I say upon this occasion I do not perceive that because the white man is to have the superior position the negro should be denied everything."- Abraham Lincoln

You do have to give Lincoln credit, he didn't want to deny the negro all of their rights, just most I guess?