Topic: Colonization

Mo Facts presents research from Jerome Bennett Jr. regarding Abraham Lincoln's "White Dream," which involved plans to deport Black people to Africa or South America. The segment details Lincoln's 1862 request for constitutional amendments to fund colonization efforts rather than integration. This historical evidence is used to counter the popular narrative of Lincoln as a social justice pioneer.

Author LaRon Bennett Jr. discusses Abraham Lincoln's desire to create an all-white nation through the deportation and colonization of Black people to places like Panama or Africa. The discussion also touches on the Three-Fifths Compromise, noting the irony of the South wanting to count enslaved people as full humans for political representation while maintaining their status as property.

Historian LaRon Bennett Jr. discusses Abraham Lincoln's "White Dream," which involved plans to deport Black people to Africa or South America. In 1862, Lincoln proposed constitutional amendments to fund the colonization of freed slaves. This historical perspective challenges the traditional narrative of Lincoln as the "Great Emancipator" in the context of racial integration.

The hosts deconstruct the myth of Abraham Lincoln as the "Great Emancipator," citing Lerone Bennett Jr.’s book "Forced into Glory." They highlight Lincoln’s 1858 Charleston debate where he explicitly stated he did not support social or political equality for Black people. Furthermore, they discuss Lincoln's "white dream" of deporting all Black people to Africa or South America to create an all-white United States.

In December 1862, Abraham Lincoln asked Congress to pass constitutional amendments that included allocating money to deport Black people. The hosts discuss how this historical reality is often omitted from school curricula in favor of a simplified hero narrative. They note the irony of the first Black president, Barack Obama, being sworn in on Lincoln's Bible given Lincoln's desire for a "white haven."