When I think of a hero in U.S. history, I think of someone who made a difference in this country, took a stand for his beliefs, and made a decision for the greater good even when faced with great opposition and obstacles; I think of Abraham Lincoln. According to James Loewen, in Lies My Teacher Told Me, very few students pick presidents or other common figures that textbooks glorify because they think they are boring. While textbooks may portray Lincoln as just another two-dimensional figure, I know that there is much more to him and there are many great contributions to our nation made by him. I believe that Lincoln was one of the greatest presidents of our nation. He brought the nation through the roughest and bloodiest battle in our history, managed to preserve the Union, abolished slavery at long last, and promoted the passage of the 13th amendment. While Lincoln did wrestle with racism, he ultimately chose the higher road and worked to improve race relations. Not many people know that he desegregated the White House and, for the first time, exchanged diplomats with Haiti and Liberia. He worked hard to make decisions for the nation that he knew were right. Not only did he help save the Union, but he also saved an entire race of people from centuries of suffering in this country.
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