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Abraham Lincoln owned slaves.

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INSUFFICIENT LEANING
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0 sources for · 4 against

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Is it true that Abraham Lincoln owned slaves?

Unclear. The retrieved items only show Lincoln as an opponent of slavery and the emancipator; none directly examines whether he personally owned slaves, so the evidence covers a related but narrower point rather than the claim itself.

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Abraham Lincoln’s Views on Slavery & Emancipation | HISTORY
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Abraham Lincoln’s Views on Slavery & Emancipation | HISTORY. (n.d.). history.com. https://www.history.com/articles/5-things-you-may-not-know-about-lincoln-slavery-and-emancipation

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History of Emergency Powers of the US Presidents: From Abraham Lincoln to Donald Trump
2021
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Latypova, N. (2021). History of Emergency Powers of the US Presidents: From Abraham Lincoln to Donald Trump. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.15688/jvolsu4.2021.4.17

Harry Truman and Civil Rights: Moral Courage and Political Risks
2004
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Harry Truman and Civil Rights: Moral Courage and Political Risks. (2004). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.2307/3692429

Our traumas, Our hopes: the dynamics of a multicultural community in Toni Morrison’s A Mercy
2011
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Our traumas, Our hopes: the dynamics of a multicultural community in Toni Morrison’s A Mercy. (2011). hdl.handle.net. https://hdl.handle.net/10400.6/4281

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