Angela
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I remember hearing nonsense about Abraham Lincoln not looking "British", and even stupidity that he was part black through his mother Nancy Hanks.
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It's true that Hanks line is a little murkier but the Hanks family came to the colonies from South West England on the border of Wales. The Lincolns have been traced back to the 1400s in Norfolk.
In terms of looks I think some of the issue is that he had very weather bitten and darkened skin, which is no surprise given how he spent most of his life. Certainly, adults with dark hair and blue eyes are rather common in the British Isles. The other problem is that he was so emaciated that it made his resemblance to other people of British descent less visible.
Abraham Lincoln from 10 to 56:
Colorized version of his last portrait, taken shortly before his assassination.
I've looked into that penetrating gaze so often; I see compassion, sadness, resignation, but also a certain aloofness. Certain things he held back, and one of them, I think, was a sense of disillusionment, disappointment in other human beings, while having compassion for their human weaknesses. I see none of the humor for which he was so widely acclaimed. He was ultimately a mystery to everyone who knew him. I hope he found peace in the hereafter if there is one, because he found none here on earth, and suffered so much personal tragedy on top of the burden of all those lives lost for ideas and ideals.
Andrew Jackson:
http://www.important7.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Andrew-Jacksonn.jpg
Younger Lincoln:
https://images.fineartamerica.com/images-medium-large-5/1-abraham-lincoln-unknown.jpg
Now the site wonks out sometimes when you want to embed a photo?
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It's true that Hanks line is a little murkier but the Hanks family came to the colonies from South West England on the border of Wales. The Lincolns have been traced back to the 1400s in Norfolk.
In terms of looks I think some of the issue is that he had very weather bitten and darkened skin, which is no surprise given how he spent most of his life. Certainly, adults with dark hair and blue eyes are rather common in the British Isles. The other problem is that he was so emaciated that it made his resemblance to other people of British descent less visible.
Abraham Lincoln from 10 to 56:
Colorized version of his last portrait, taken shortly before his assassination.
I've looked into that penetrating gaze so often; I see compassion, sadness, resignation, but also a certain aloofness. Certain things he held back, and one of them, I think, was a sense of disillusionment, disappointment in other human beings, while having compassion for their human weaknesses. I see none of the humor for which he was so widely acclaimed. He was ultimately a mystery to everyone who knew him. I hope he found peace in the hereafter if there is one, because he found none here on earth, and suffered so much personal tragedy on top of the burden of all those lives lost for ideas and ideals.
Andrew Jackson:
http://www.important7.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Andrew-Jacksonn.jpg
Younger Lincoln:
https://images.fineartamerica.com/images-medium-large-5/1-abraham-lincoln-unknown.jpg
Now the site wonks out sometimes when you want to embed a photo?