{"id":253,"date":"2026-06-03T18:43:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T18:43:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pioneerrelocationnews.com\/?p=253"},"modified":"2026-06-03T18:43:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T18:43:18","slug":"was-lincoln-more-radical-than-we-remember","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pioneerrelocationnews.com\/?p=253","title":{"rendered":"Was Lincoln More Radical Than We Remember?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><audio>https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/d2h6a3ly6ooodw.cloudfront.net\/reasontv_audio_8384389.mp3<\/audio><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<select><option>1x<\/option><option>1.1x<\/option><option>1.25x<\/option><option>1.5x<\/option><option>2x<\/option><option>3x<\/option><\/select>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>:15 <\/span><br \/>\n<span> :15<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p>Download  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h4>Was Lincoln More Radical Than We Remember?<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"\" data-yt-id=\"VrdaSsgOJWQ\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"281\" id=\"yt-player-VrdaSsgOJWQ\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VrdaSsgOJWQ?enablejsapi=1\" title=\"Featured YouTube video\" width=\"500\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>HD Video Download<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>At the start of his presidency in 1861, Abraham Lincoln supported a constitutional amendment that would have kept the federal government from banning slavery in states where it already existed. 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