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New Book Reexamines Lincoln on Colonization and Race
A George Mason University researcher argues Lincoln pushed colonization more than thought, citing 1862 remarks to free blacks urging emigration to Central America. The study traces private diplomacy with Britain and 1863 Belize colony recruitment orders, while noting evolving views by 1864 and comparisons to Washington and Jefferson.
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Abraham Lincoln
White House
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Central America
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United States
George Mason University
Fairfax
Philip Magness
Sebastian Page
British National Archives
London
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Magness
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British Honduras
Belize
James Mitchell
Congress
Mitchell
Illinois
Tom Schwartz
Springfield
Ill
John Hay
Schwartz
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
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Mount Vernon
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