African Americans And Their Troubled Past

(What) In the late 1800’s, even after the emancipation proclamation, white people often treated African Americans unfairly (How) by not allowing them to vote, giving hard conditions for work and segregating schools. Throughout the late 19th century, African Americans were treated as though they were still inferior to the white people. Many were able to rise to the middle class, yet the whites feared how they might become more powerful. To keep the African Americans in “their place” white Americans used violence to prevent the African Americans rising to the upper class. As lynching and harsh working conditions grew more vicious, more African Americans became more enraged. African Americans who grew tired of the whites suppressing

The Proclamation only freed slaves in the South that were actively rebelling against the nation; it had nothing to do with slavery in the North. Throughout the duration of the war, slavery was still very much alive and lasted until many years after the war ended. Even though President Lincoln disagreed with slavery and thought it was wrong, he never really had any interest in abolishing slavery throughout the nation. The Proclamation freed slaves in the South, except there was only one problem; they were already at war with the South. The Confederacy didn’t honor President Lincoln’s orders to free the slaves. On paper they were free, but in the minds of those fighting to preserve their right to own slaves, they were still property (Hale 2016). Most abolitionists weren’t necessarily satisfied with the terms of the Proclamation as a document because it didn’t free them to level of freedom they supported. They knew that the Proclamation wouldn’t be complied with because there were still slaves in the states. Why would the south comply (Hale 2016)? The document did, however, provide somewhat of a refuge for those slaves who could retreat to Union lines of battle (“Emancipation Proclamation”). The proclamation did “help” free slaves because it protected those who could get to the Union’s side of the battlefield without being forced to be returned. Slaves in

In 1862, the North was losing the war. Lincoln needed slaves to win the war, so on September 22, he encouraged slaves to runaway to friendly land for freedom. He issued the final draft of the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, saying that all slaves in rebellious states are now free. The Emancipation Proclamation was the Declaration of Independence for blacks. Although the proclamation did not set all slaves free but it changed the war to be about ending slavery. It Also allowed black men to fight in the war. They had to fight because people thought that they weren't intelligent enough to fight. Black soldiers weren't even allowed to surrender. They were killed right on the spot. 255 black soldiers were killed. Image result for emancipation

Before the Emancipation Proclamation was passed, the Civil War had been going on for two years. UNION VICTORIES The Emancipation Proclamation was signed on September 22, 1862, but it did not take effect until January 1, 1863 (Emancipation Proclamation 1863). This took place during the Civil War, which was fought between the Union States and the Confederate States of America. The Emancipation Proclamation did not free the slaves, because it only applied to the areas that the Union had no power in. It did not apply to the Southern area that the Union already had taken control of or occupied. It also did not apply to the slave states that were already a part of the Union or the border states. It applied only to the areas that were under the control of the Confederate States. The Union Army had no control there, so they could not enforce it (CORNALE NOTES). The Emancipation Proclamation had a small impact practically, but had a larger symbolic effect, and led to the Thirteenth Amendment following the victory of the Union in 1865 (Emancipation Proclamation 1863). EMCANIPATOR DEFINTIYON Lincoln should not be known the “Great Emancipator.”

Emancipation as a war strategy was advantageous because slaves were now able to fight for their freedom. The Emancipation Proclamation was an executive order issued by President Lincoln, which freed many slaves in the South. After the emancipation was issued, many slaves escaped the control of the Confederate government and crossed over Union lines, in order to obtain their freedom. As a result, Lincoln was able to move towards his goal, which was the reconstruction of the Union. Many of these former slaves joined the army when they were allowed to and helped turned the tables in favor of the Union. The war could now be seen as a revolt against slavery. Emancipation as a war strategy was disadvantegeous because Lincoln was faced with the challenges

“President Lincoln justified the Emancipation Proclamation as a war measure intended to cripple the Confederacy. Being careful to respect the limits of his authority, Lincoln applied the Emancipation Proclamation only to the Southern states in rebellion” (Larkin 1). This meant that slavery was going to be abolished in the majority of the South. Those areas that weren't allowed to have slaves where, “Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, (except the Parishes of St. Bernard, Plaquemines, Jefferson, St. John, St. Charles, St. James Ascension, Assumption, Terrebonne, Lafourche, St. Mary, St. Martin, and Orleans, including the City of New Orleans) Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia, (except the forty-eight counties designated as West Virginia, and also the counties of Berkley, Accomac, Northampton, Elizabeth City, York, Princess Ann, and Norfolk, including the cities of Norfolk and Portsmouth” (Lincoln 1). Even though slavery wasn't completely abolished, this played as a key stepping stone. December 18, 1865 was when slavery was completely illegal in America. However, if it wasn't for the Emancipation Proclamation we could still possibly have slavery

Many people believe that the Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves in America, this is only partially true. This document was passed during a time of war, the Civil war and only affected the states controlled by the Confederates. President Lincoln knew that he had no power to issues this as a general law without it going through legislation so it was done as a war powers action

The Emancipation Proclamation itself answers the question, stating that Lincoln was freeing the Southerners’ slaves, “upon military necessity” (“The Emancipation Proclamation” as qtd. in Klingaman 232). Lincoln freed Southern slaves, “as a fit and necessary war measure for suppressing… rebellion” (“The Emancipation Proclamation” as qtd. in Klingaman 231). President Lincoln took advantage of his position as Commander-in-Chief of the United States, as well as his ability to act without Congress’ consent, and issued the Emancipation Proclamation for military reasons (Heinrichs 15). Lincoln knew that the proclamation would prove to be a useful tool of defense during the fierce Civil War. It can only be concluded that Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation for somewhat selfish reasons, as to increase the North’s chances of victory in the Civil War.

During the war, Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, “freeing” slaves in effected states that were still at war with the Union and allowed slavery to continue in Border States. This measure helped prevent European intervention on the side of the South and freed Union army and navy officers from returning escaped slaves to their owners, but not until after the Union had won the war and the descriptive passage of the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution were all slaves in America became officially freed.

Furthermore, blacks themselves had a significant role in Emancipation. Blacks in both North and South recalled this war as “freedom war”, and for the first time children and women were included of runaway slaves. They left plantations and moved as a family to join the Union lines in order to be free, and they were placed in Contraband camps built by the military (P.412). Finally in March 1862, Congress forbidden the army from returning fugitive slaves to their owners, and in July the Second Confiscation act freed slaves of disloyal owners in Union-occupied territory and escaped slaves (P.413). When President Lincoln singed the Emancipation Proclamation, the order didn’t include all slaves. Although the Proclamation did not include loyal border

The Emancipation Proclamation paved the way for the 13th Amendment, it freed all the slaves in the Confederate states. The war focus changed because of the Emancipation Proclamation. Up until September 1862 the focus of the Civil War had been to preserve the Union. After the Emancipation Proclamation the aim of the war was to free the slaves. The Emancipation Proclamation immediately affected three million slaves, changing their status from “slave” to “free”. Although Lincoln did not free all slaves in the Proclamation because he did not want to anger border states that maintained slaves but were still on the union's side. If the Emancipation Proclamation would have declared all slaves free the border states may have gone over to the confederate side. After the Proclamation slaves in captivity knew that if they escaped they would automatically be declared free by the law. The Proclamation worked out in the Union's favor because by the end of the Civil War one-hundred eighty-six thousand African American men had served in the Union Army. The president's executive war powers were shown when the Emancipation Proclamation was put into practice and that is why is was a very important part of Abraham Lincoln's

Historically, African Americans were subjects to severe oppression from the part of fellow Americans, who held the leading position in the American society and used their power to keep African Americans under their control. The fight for equality embarked opportunities for the next generation of African Americans, yet, many still face prejudice socially in the 21st century.

According to Abraham Lincoln, “Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves” (Abraham Lincoln). Lincoln is trying to say that if a person is not willing to give other people freedom, they themselves do not deserve it. He is referring to the slave owners are how they are free, but they don’t allow the slaves their own freedom. The South and North fought in the Civil War, while the slaves and the Border states fought alongside the North. The war was fought in the United States from 1861 to 1865. The Civil War was fought because the North did not want slavery, but the South wanted to keep their property (slaves). The South and the North began to fight and whichever side won the war, would have the power to end or keep slavery. In the beginning of the war, the North had the upper-hand because they had more people in the military to help them fight in the war. Not only did they have more people in the military, but they also had a lot of weapons that were new and improved to help them have a better chance in winning. President Lincoln wrote the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1st, 1863. The Emancipation Proclamation was a document that declared that all slaves in the rebel states would be free. Therefore, using the Emancipation Proclamation, President Lincoln freed the slaves because he secretly believed that slavery should be abolished, he needed them for the military to win the war, and he was the author of the Emancipation Proclamation.

The beginning, In the 1800’s slavery was a huge issue in the south because African Americans in the North were free because those were free states and slaves would use the Underground railroad to escape to the North,Canada,or Mexico. The Emancipation Proclamation, or Proclamation 95, was a presidential proclamation and executive order out by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863. It changed the federal legal status of more than 3 million enslaved people in the South from slave to free people. As and slave escaped the control of the confederate government was by running away or though advances of federal troops the slave or slaves became legally free no longer

Because of his strong mind against slavery, several Southern states seceded from Union and formed the Confederate states by the time of Lincoln inauguration in March 1861, and the Civil War began barely a month later. It was the darkest war time in the American history, where thousands of people giving their lives to the country from 1861 to 1865. During the Civil War, Lincoln issued a preliminary Emancipation Proclamation which took effect on January 1, 1863. This document freed all of the slaves in the rebellious states but left those in the border states in bondage. He justified his decision as a wartime measure, and did not go so far as to free the slaves in the border states loyal to the Union because at that time, Lincoln cared more about keeping the country together. In fact, his Emancipation Proclamation freed the slaves only located in states actively in rebellion against the United States was in order to allow those slaves to fight for the Union army. He was not able to free all slaves until the victory of the Union. Still, even though some slaves remained in bondage, the Emancipation Proclamation deprived the Confederacy of the bulk of its labor forces and put international public opinion strongly on the Union side.