I have written of how the theme of Steven Spielberg’s movie “Lincoln” — that Abe used his “political genius” to get the Thirteenth Amendment through Congress — is one big lie.  I quoted David Donald, the preeminent mainstream Lincoln scholar of our time, as writing in his biography of Lincoln that Abe barely lifted a finger in the effort.  In fact, he literally refused to assist the abolitionists in Congress when they requested his help.  Even worse, Lincoln DID work mightily to get a first Thirteenth Amendment passed in 1861 — the “Corwin Amendment” that would have prohibited the federal … Continue reading Another Big Lie in the Spielberg Lincoln Movie