• culprit@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    Marx sent a letter to Lincoln, and Lincoln’s staff responded via Ambassador Adams. It’s a really interesting moment in history that’s been buried by US Red Scare ideology.

    from wiki on Adams:

    Part of his duties included corresponding with British civilians, including Karl Marx and the International Workingmen’s Association.[7] Adams and his son, Henry Adams, who served as his private secretary

    https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/iwma/documents/1864/lincoln-letter.htm

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      1 year ago

      Oh man that would be a fun tidbit for conservatives when they try the old “accckshully Lincoln was a Republican who fought to free slaves so it’s the Democrats that are the racists!”

      “Ok, so how do you feel about Lincoln working with Karl Marx, you know, Mr.Communisim?”