WILLIAMS: Was Lincoln against slavery? His words say otherwise
Steven Spielberg’s “Lincoln” has been a box-office hit and
nominated for 12 Academy Awards, including best picture, best
director and best actor for Daniel Day-Lewis, who portrayed our
16th president. I haven’t seen the movie; therefore, this column
is not about the movie but about a man deified by many. My
colleague Thomas DiLorenzo, economics professor at Loyola
University Maryland, exposed some of the Lincoln myth in his
2006 book, “Lincoln Unmasked.” Now comes Joseph Fallon, cultural
intelligence analyst and former U.S. Army Intelligence Center
instructor, with his new e-book, “Lincoln Uncensored.” Fallon’s
book examines 10 volumes of collected writings and speeches of
Lincoln’s, which include passages on slavery, secession,
equality of blacks and emancipation. We don’t have to rely upon
anyone’s interpretation. Just read his words to see what you
make of them. In an 1858 letter, Lincoln said, “I have declared
a thousand times, and now repeat