Was Lincoln a Racist? - Article Response

Read the following article (download it now onto your computer so you will not need the internet at home) and then complete a "Journal to Blog" where you write a well crafted paragraph where you respond to some aspect of the article.  Focus on your own questions or thoughts that come up during the reading (the things that make you pause and think).

Article:  Was Lincoln a Racist? by Louis Gates Jr.

Civil War Questions and Answers

Go to this site (Schmoop.com) recomended by Ms. Mangiacotti, then read and explore the section on the Civil War.  This will give you a basic summary of the Civil War and inlcudes an interactive timeline.  While reading through the material, I want you to come up with two (2) questions or "things" you wonder about.  For example:  Maybe while you are reading you wonder why didn't President Lincoln have some sort of bodyguard on the night of his death at Ford's Theater?  Then I want you to research your questions and post the questions AND answers to our blog.