Biggest achievement since the abolition of slavery?
In terms of content, he once again claimed that he had achieved an extraordinary amount for black America. “I say with great humility that I have done more for the African American community than any president since Abraham Lincoln,” Trump said on Thursday (local time) in front of the White House.
Under Republican Lincoln as President, the 13th Amendment to the US Constitution was adopted by Congress, which abolished slavery in the US. After earlier similar statements by Trump, experts referred, among other things, to the electoral law passed in 1965 after protests during Lyndon B. Johnson’s tenure. This allowed all US citizens, regardless of their skin color and origin, to vote in elections and to be elected to public office.
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