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'''Abraham Lincoln''' was | '''Abraham "Abe" Lincoln''' was a [[Kentucky|Kentuckian]] [[Conservatism|conservative]] [[abolitionist]] from the [[United States]] (US) who fought for [[Socialism with American Characteristics|socialism with American characteristics]]. Known for the [[Abolition of slavery in the United States|abolition of slavery in the US]], Abraham Lincoln was a leading figure in the early [[Republican Party]] (GOP). He was elected the [[President of the United States]] (POTUS) in the [[1860 American presidential election]], and was reelected for a second term in the [[1864 American presidential election]]. He oversaw the US throughout the devastating [[American Civil War]] from 1861-1865 and struggled to keep the nation united in spite of major [[Secession|secessionism]] from the [[White supremacism|White supremacist]] [[Democratic Party]] and the [[British Empire|British]]-backed [[Confederate States]] (CSA). His tenure as POTUS was ended prematurely when a Democrat and Confederate sympathizer by the name of [[John Wilkes Booth]] [[Assassination of Abraham Lincoln|assassinated him]]. | ||
Karl Marx | Abraham Lincoln was popularly praised by [[Communism|Communists]] in his time for his struggle to end [[feudalism]], slavery, White supremacism, and other anti-[[Proletariat|proletarian]] tendencies within the United States at the time.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BK1cyndeuNs What They Didn't Teach You About the Civil War]</ref> [[Karl Marx]], who was a close contemporary of Lincoln, praised him for his abolitionist tendencies and helped him write the [[Emancipation Proclamation]]. Marx's closest contemporary, [[Friedrich Engels]], also praised Lincoln.<ref>[https://isreview.org/issue/80/karl-marx-and-american-civil-war/index.html# Karl Marx and the American Civil War]</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 16:50, 5 April 2023
Abraham "Abe" Lincoln was a Kentuckian conservative abolitionist from the United States (US) who fought for socialism with American characteristics. Known for the abolition of slavery in the US, Abraham Lincoln was a leading figure in the early Republican Party (GOP). He was elected the President of the United States (POTUS) in the 1860 American presidential election, and was reelected for a second term in the 1864 American presidential election. He oversaw the US throughout the devastating American Civil War from 1861-1865 and struggled to keep the nation united in spite of major secessionism from the White supremacist Democratic Party and the British-backed Confederate States (CSA). His tenure as POTUS was ended prematurely when a Democrat and Confederate sympathizer by the name of John Wilkes Booth assassinated him.
Abraham Lincoln was popularly praised by Communists in his time for his struggle to end feudalism, slavery, White supremacism, and other anti-proletarian tendencies within the United States at the time.[1] Karl Marx, who was a close contemporary of Lincoln, praised him for his abolitionist tendencies and helped him write the Emancipation Proclamation. Marx's closest contemporary, Friedrich Engels, also praised Lincoln.[2]