Lincoln is remembered as being the president to abolish slavery‚ however the truth is different. He was in favor of segregation. On september 18‚ 1858 at a debate at Charleston‚ Illinois Lincoln said “I will not say then that i am not‚ nor have ever been.‚ in favor of bringing about in any way the social and political equality of the whites and black races”. Continuing on that‚ Lincoln voiced his opinion that blacks should not have the right to vote‚ serve on juries‚ be in government‚ or marry into
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further‚ before eventually bringing them back together. The assassination put an uneducated‚ former slave owner in the White House as President. And‚ it also led to the sentencing of death; and eventual hanging of Mary Elizabeth Jenkins Surratt on circumstantial evidence. Abraham Lincoln’s reelection on November 1864‚ spurred John Wilkes Booth to recruit a team and plot to kidnap President Lincoln.
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Laken Hawes 11/24/2012 HIST-103 Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States‚ and was one of the greatest influences in American history. Lincoln’s views on humanity helped him to leave a lasting impression on the world. Throughout his lifetime Lincoln served as a man of the military‚ politician‚ lawyer‚ congressman‚ and president. Unfortunately Lincoln’s life was unexpectedly cut short simply because of his beliefs and the changes that helped to influence.
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has made the "Great Emancipator" into the "Great Enslaver" while accusing him of "ethnic cleansing." According to Foner‚ "If Lincoln had had his way; there would be no Blacks in America. "Lincoln’s real purpose as president was not to free the slaves‚ but to prolong slavery until he could put a plan in place to deport all Blacks to a foreign shore. Foner writes: "[Lincoln] did everything he could to deport Blacks and to make America a Great White Place."( Pg 22) Sound strange? It is. But‚ to his
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Emancipator Throughout history‚ people have debated whether Abraham Lincoln should be considered the Great Emancipator or not. Due to many factors that influenced his reasoning for his actions‚ his legacy has been greatly questioned. The freeing of slaves was not all because of one person but this act of great change in history would not have occurred without Abraham Lincoln and all his contributions to the cause. I argue that Abraham Lincoln‚ although at first his intentions to abolish slavery may not
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Joseph Miller 5/12/2013 Pr.6 Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln was one of the greatest presidents in American history. Born on February 12th‚ 1809 in Hodgenville‚ Kentucky he was one of the most important people to lead our country. He has had many great accomplishments throughout his lifetime. If it wasn’t for him some of us wouldn’t have the rights we have today. Abraham Lincoln was a very intelligent man‚ even though he only went to school for a few years of his life. He had to teach himself most
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Lincoln: Democratic or Autocratic “Lincoln was one of the most democratic and also one of the most autocratic of presidents.” Abraham Lincoln was a very democratic president. He believed in the Union and would do anything to keep it together after the secession of the south that followed his election as president. However‚ to regain the entirety of the Union‚ he had to make some risky decisions that may have labeled him as autocratic. The fact that he was both democratic and autocratic is
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can’t defend Abraham Lincoln without defending slavery.” Abraham Lincoln abolished slavery‚ he fought and stood for the slaves‚ and wanted slaves to be like everybody else. If Lincoln wasn’t president‚ then slavery might still be in play to this day. Abraham Lincoln changed America has a whole. It took President Lincoln several years to abolish slavery. Slavery was very popular in the southern states ‚because slavery was one of the primary sources of their economy. The slaves were also the primary
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Abraham Lincoln ’s ability to speak with eloquence and force is what won the Civil War; there can be no doubt about it. His role as a motivator and often an inspiring teacher to all had more of an effect on the troops and the American people than a loss or a victory of any battle ever did. Lincoln ’s speeches are some of the most celebrated in history for many good reasons. He was always aware of his audience and never failed to impress with his use of logic and knowledge. However‚ what are most
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Frederick Douglass was a African-American slave‚ and as many slaves didn’t achieve he escaped from slavery. He made progress and became a free man. Freedom for African-American individuals was hard to get in the south. Many slave owners thought that it was better for slaves to be slaves then for them to be a free person in the real world. There are many men that defended slavery. Slavery was a real big thing and the white man who didn’t defend slavery were know as traders and they may have
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