Lincoln stated that he believed that the black race was

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Lincoln believed that the black race was inferior to the white race but still entitled to the same natural rights as white people, as stated in his famous quote from the Lincoln-Douglas debates: "I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of bringing about in any way the social and political equality of the white and black races...but I hold that, notwithstanding all this, there is no reason in the world why the negro is not entitled to all the natural rights enumerated in the Declaration of Independence, the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."

Lincoln Stated That He Believed That the Black Race Was