Abraham Lincoln the Dictator on This Day in History

"Lincoln was a dictator. He was not a nice man."

This Day in History: President Abraham Lincoln outlawed business with the confederate states on this day in 1861. History has painted a sanitized picture of "Honest Abe" but he was also a ruthless tyrant. He violently shut down more than 300 newspapers, denied the rights of citizens he was sworn to protect. He suspended Habeas Corpus, closed courts by force, and arrested citizens and elected officials without cause. Lincoln gave us the first income tax and also raised troops without the consent of Congress. He also ordered the execution of thirty-eight Dakota Indians, the largest mass execution in American history.

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