Emancipation Proclamation Outline
Emancipation Proclamation What was it? President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863. The proclamation declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free."
Immediate impact- freed all slaves in states that were still in rebellion on January 1, 1863. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-emancipation-proclamation-takes-effect
Political impact- immediately denounced by copperhead democrats; saw as unconstitutional; abuse of presidential power; north view: reunification was goal; unwilling to fight for freedom of blacks south view: wanted slavery; defense of slavery confederate saying: Jefferson Davis claimed Lincoln had no authority over …show more content…
Martin Luther King Jr. made many references to the Emancipation Proclamation during the Civil Rights Movement. One of these references was a speech that was given at the observance of the hundredth anniversary of the issuing of the Proclamation on September 12, 1962. One of Martin Luther King Jr.’s most famous reference to the Emancipation Proclamation was in a speech given on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial at the 1963 march for Jobs and Freedom. Another legacy was president Kennedy. On June 11 in 1963, Kennedy appeared on national television to address the issue of civil rights. He addressed the issue that slaves weren't fully free and he wanted to fully free all …show more content…
Melba is a high school student who is given the opportunity to be one of the first black students to integrate into an all white school. At 12 years old the Supreme court decides that separation of race in schools is illegal. This decision was made in the ruling of the Brown v Board of education of Topeka, Kansas. Further on in the book we see that Melba and the other new students are getting treated badly. One day melba is forced to flee her classroom due to the mob outside breaking through the barricades. There are more times that we consistently see that Melba and her friends are getting bullied. We also see that they are getting punched, kicked and spat
Immediate impact- freed all slaves in states that were still in rebellion on January 1, 1863. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-emancipation-proclamation-takes-effect
Political impact- immediately denounced by copperhead democrats; saw as unconstitutional; abuse of presidential power; north view: reunification was goal; unwilling to fight for freedom of blacks south view: wanted slavery; defense of slavery confederate saying: Jefferson Davis claimed Lincoln had no authority over …show more content…
Martin Luther King Jr. made many references to the Emancipation Proclamation during the Civil Rights Movement. One of these references was a speech that was given at the observance of the hundredth anniversary of the issuing of the Proclamation on September 12, 1962. One of Martin Luther King Jr.’s most famous reference to the Emancipation Proclamation was in a speech given on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial at the 1963 march for Jobs and Freedom. Another legacy was president Kennedy. On June 11 in 1963, Kennedy appeared on national television to address the issue of civil rights. He addressed the issue that slaves weren't fully free and he wanted to fully free all …show more content…
Melba is a high school student who is given the opportunity to be one of the first black students to integrate into an all white school. At 12 years old the Supreme court decides that separation of race in schools is illegal. This decision was made in the ruling of the Brown v Board of education of Topeka, Kansas. Further on in the book we see that Melba and the other new students are getting treated badly. One day melba is forced to flee her classroom due to the mob outside breaking through the barricades. There are more times that we consistently see that Melba and her friends are getting bullied. We also see that they are getting punched, kicked and spat