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Don’t cancel Abraham Lincoln, but appreciate what he did

Cancel culture mentality has led University of Wisconsin-Madison students to demand the removal of the school’s famous Lincoln statue. The San Francisco school board voted to strip the names of Lincoln, Washington, Jefferson and others from area schools until a public outcry forced it to suspend its plan. Chicago is examining 41 monuments, including five statues of Lincoln, for possible removal. A CNN reporter recently wrote that “in some circles, ‘Honest Abe’ is increasingly becoming Racist Abe.”