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Lincoln knew that that Emancipation Proclamation was on shaky legal grounds once the war was over. He was aware that the high strength of the Slave Power and its collaborator in the North; he didn't know if promises of emancipation would be honored by governments that came after he left office unless the Constitution removed slavery. The supports given by American whites to slavery and later to judgment against African-Americans tells us that the people can be wrong and that majorities rule, not…

Abraham Lincoln was not the great equalizer that history has portrayed him to be. Although, he thought slavery was wrong, he supported colonization of freed African Americans. He was a supporter of the founding colonies like the Republic of Liberia. The Civil War was fought to free the slaves, but Lincoln did not know what to do with the slaves after they were freed. This creates his support for sending them back to their homelands. He did not think treating human being as property was…

Racism and slavery is sadly apart of the American History. Slaves were being brought into America and unjustly put to work for absolutely no pay. Even though war is a bad thing, the Civil War did bring upon the US citizens at least one good thing, the thirteenth amendment. This amendment states that there will be no more slavery in the United States. But that’s not exactly how it worked out. Sharecropping became the new slavery. They African Americans were technically getting paid but all the…

A teenager in this society sees the hurt and drama that goes on every day in this world. There is a lot of tension between Blacks and Whites as we know of today. Before in the olden days, blacks had less rights than whites yes, but they were still devoted to their culture and traditions. Today, people are stereotyped to African Americans. Bill Cosby, a comedian, writer and producer argues how african americans today are not how they were when he was a little kid. His purpose is to show examples…

King cotton theory, also known as king cotton delusion is the philosophy that the Confederacy could gain influence in foreign countries by threatening to cut off the flow of cotton from the south to the rest of the world. The Confederacy used this tactic to coerce Europe into joining them in arms against the Union and to destroy the northern industry. Although they were never able to bring down the common market and get them to fight with the ‘Johnny Rebs’, from 1861 to 1862 they created tie…

Slavery is a major part of U.S. History regardless of the negative reflection it puts on the United States. Slavery divided politicians, as well as states. Slavery was not the reason for the Civil War in the beginning, but it was always a main factor of the war, especially after the Emancipation Proclamation was introduced. In the article, “A Man but Not a Brother: Abraham Lincoln and Racial Equality”, by George M. Fredrickson, writes about Lincoln and his stance on slavery. Fredrickson records…

Civil War fought for the end of slavery between Union and South (North and South). It was one the most important war ever fought in history. Remarks of Civil war are still to be remembered. During Civil War, Abraham Lincoln was the president and he disliked the whole system of slavery. The Northerners and Southerners had their own strengths and weakness. In which, Northern states had the larger population, industries and better transportation as their advantages. They also had finest ruling…

What the Confederate Flag Originally Stood As vs. How Its Interpreted Today There are many arguments today over the different beliefs about the Confederate Flag and what it meant when it was created and today. Some believe it on what it was originally created to mean and represent and some believe in what it has been interpreted as today. As long as the flag has stood it still doesn’t matter. People today try and do anything to get a controversy going. Although the Confederate Flag is a…

Abolitionism had a great impact to the society in the north, which was different from the people in the southern side of the country. Generally, abolitionism brought the civil war that brought revolution to the rights of different people starting with slaves and women in both north and south. However, this did not happen at the same time in both regions. North, things worked easily while in south things were a bit slow. It helped in diminishing the slave system and slavery in the north in an…

Why Abraham Lincoln should be acknowledged more Although some people think that Abraham Lincoln did not show great leadership qualities, closer examination shows that the sixteenth president of the U.S was a strong leader because he ended the Civil War, abolished slavery, and was very ambitious. One of the reasons that Abraham Lincoln is one of the best leaders ever is that he put an end to the civil war.When lincoln ended slavery people thought the war would end proved in this…