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Does Abe Lincoln deserve to be known as “the great emancipator”?

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Lincoln did not deserve this title. Although, he did oppose slavery, the main reasons for the declaration of the emancipation proclamation were political.

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In this regard, Abraham Lincoln deserves credit as the “Great Emancipator” for the role he played in ending slavery.

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