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The text claims that in Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg address he made a point "that slavery would end". He did not make any direct mention to slavery at all. Gives the impression that he stated this during the address, try to make it more accurate
Textbook stating the lack of slavery inclusion: American Pageant pg. 459, Subtitle: Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address Burnerburnerburner8 (talk) 23:33, 3 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
The citation mentioned is inaccessible to me but I don't disagree with the assessment that he did not in so many words state that slavery would end. We can surmise that he meant that slavery would end but he did not explicitly say that. I think letting the Address speak for itself is best & so I have adjusted that sentence in the article. Shearonink (talk) 03:06, 13 February 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Abraham Lincoln was also a Land Surveyor ans it is not reflected in his Occupation. 69.181.84.206 (talk) 23:04, 30 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Lincoln worked at many occupations, I'm not sure this article needs to include them all. When this matter was brought up last month, both myself and another editor thought that the surveying being mentioned in the Early career and militia service section was enough. Lincoln also piloted a flatboat to New Orleans, was county wrestling champion at 21, and served as a postmaster for a few years...all three of those activities are mentioned in the article but not listed out in the article's infobox. Not every fact about a person's job history needs to be or is supposed to be listed in their article's infobox. Shearonink (talk) 01:28, 31 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]