Thursday, August 27, 2015

The Black Man Who Looked Too Much Like Abraham Lincoln


 African American Thomas Bomar as Abraham Lincoln
 African American Thomas Bomar as Abraham Lincoln
The name of Abraham Lincoln, 16th president of the United States, is inextricably linked with African Americans...
But in 1940, in the nation’s capital, some influential people hadn’t quite figured out the connection between Abraham Lincoln and African Americans. For them, the idea that Lincoln and his legacy might be represented by a black man was something they just couldn’t stomach.


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