slaveholding states

People are claiming Lincoln was taken off the ballot in the slaveholding states, but that's not what happened. – Photo credit: Simon Abeta/X, Public Domain

Democracy, Elections, Popular

No, Abraham Lincoln was not ‘barred from the ballot’ in Southern states in 1860

Annie Reneau

12/20/2023
Pictured here: Anita Omary; her son, Osman; and Omary’s close friends – Photo credit: Array

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Family, Modern Families, Motherhood

Once a refugee seeking safety in the U.S., Anita Omary is using what she learned to help others thrive.

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