Abraham Lincoln Through Many Lenses Essays

In 1865, Abraham stood to deliver his Second Inaugural Address facing a population weary from war, divided by slavery, and in desperate need of a vision. In this moment, Lincoln stated “with malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right...to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations” (Yale Law School, 2008). In these words, Lincoln articulates an ethical and optimistic vision for all Americans. Although his words are inspirational, Lincoln’s actions, behaviors, and decisions far better judge his extraordinary leadership.

Chaire of State’” (167). This excerpt asserts that contact between blacks and whites was limited, as it is

This document describes the results of blacks are no different than whites. It is stated that we are taught that they were to hide the truth of matter in which would state otherwise. The literature of the blacks cause racial and social problems between them and the whites. This document really undergoes the value of isolation and the attempt to keep the blacks located into a rural area where they don’t associate with whites. This is what whites wanted in the South and the North, they truly wanted segregation. The wanted separation from colored people. In Chapter 7 Negro Population stated the following: “Therefore, the dominant American valuation is that the Negro should be eliminated from the American scene, but slowly.” These words right here provide proof of segregation among races. The whites feel if black population was decreased the economic structure of America would hold value and

One way to show evidence of Jim Crow law separating black and white people is on page 179 it says “ The schools for white children and the schools for negro children shall be conducted separately”. I feel that this piece of evidence shows how Jim Crow laws were very racist back then to the colored people.

In Thomas J. DiLorenzo’s book, The Real Lincoln: A New Look at Abraham Lincoln, His Agenda, and an Unnecessary War, he reveals the truth about Abraham Lincoln and attempts to get rid of the myths that many have told. He reveals the agenda of Lincoln and the real purpose behind the Civil War. One question that some have is why did it take a war to end slavery? In the book it is stated that, “dozens of countries… ended slavery peacefully during the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries”(x). Many argue the fact that Lincoln was against slavery but in DiLorenzo’s book he argues that Lincoln was very much supportive of slavery (x). DiLorenzo explains the real agenda behind Abraham Lincoln and what he stood for.

Citizens, black man has no rights in which the White man is bound to respect ( Dred Scott 1857) Page15)

Douglas was "opposed to negro citizenship in any form" (p. 492). Moreover, he stated, "I do not believe that the Almighty made the Negro capable of self-government…in my

“I must confess that over the last few years I have been gravely disappointed with the white moderate. I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the Negro’s great stumbling block in the stride toward freedom is not the White Citizen’s Council-er or the Ku Klux Klanner, but the white moderate who is more devoted to ‘order’ than to justice; who prefers a negative peace which is the absence of tension to a positive peace which is the presence of justice; who constantly says ‘I agree with you in the goal you seek, but I can’t agree with your methods of direct action;’ who paternalistically feels he can set the timetable for another man’s freedom; who lives by the myth of time and who constantly advises the Negro to wait until a ‘more convenient season.’ Shallow understanding from

“: "Our courts have their faults, as does any human institution, but in this country our courts are the great levelers, and in our courts all men are created equal." This quote shows how Atticus is defending Tom Robinson, a black man accused of a crime that he didn’t commit but due to the culture of the setting, Maycomb Alabama, was not receiving a fair trial because of his skin color. This quote shows Atticus not caring about his color and loving him just because of who he is and wants to defend him from what he knows is an unfair trial.

“This case presents a constitutional question never addressed by this Court: whether a statutory scheme

This is an excerpt from The Study of Black Rights in the USA by Roydon Agent. It is a secondary source

"I have no purpose, directly or indirectly, to interfere with the institution of slavery in the States where it exists. I believe I have no lawful right to do so (Black History Bulletin)."

In one of his speeches he directly point out the fallusies." For the past fifteen years the struggle of the Black man in this country was labeled as a civil rights struggle, and as such it remained completely within the jurisdiction of the United States. You and I could get no kind of benefits whatsoever other than that which would be forthcoming from Washington D.C. Which meant, in order for it to be forthcoming from Washington, D.C., all of the congressmen and the senators would have to agree to it."

Douglas came from the white context that African Americans should wait and, “in the natural course of events, the right of suffrage will be extended to the negro,” but to Douglas this was not equality. Once the Civil War was over, whites would forget the plight of the equality of the black man, and then , “it requires the exercise of a higher power to

However, what he failed to understand was that the history of the United States of America is a story of theft and manipulation. And manipulation does not require one’s consent. The talents one doesn’t wish to trade can be stolen and manipulated after one’s death. And once a black person is considered to have transcended race because of their abilities, their success is mistaken as a example of White generosity. It is considered an example of cultural openness and race-blindness. Another good example would be Martin Luther King Jr., who, after being harassed by the FBI and eventually assassinated, was treated as a national exemplar of racial