Compare And Contrast The Civil War A Fight For African-American Freedom

The civil war was a war that redefined america and redefined freedom. The results of the war is what changed what being an american means.many passages from this period explored the meaning of freedom such as The Gettysburg address (Abraham Lincoln) and The narrative of Fredrick douglass. Both pieces discuss american views on freedom before and during the civil war.

He was quite lucky to be moved from a planation slave to a city slave. Although Frederick had hated his life as a plantation and thought that being a city slave would be better he came to realize that city slave owners could be just as evil and cruel to their slaves. Since the slave owners who lived in the city had neighbors and had a reputation to uphold when they whipped or beat the slaves they would be more secretive about it in order not to have to deal with a bad reputation. Frederick recalls that in his time as a city slave that the house that was directaly across from them lived slave owners who were unnecessarily cruel to their slaves. The slave owners would beat the slave and the slaves would have pieces gone from their head, head neck and shoulders. Frederick states that he saw the slave owners beat them with cow skin and would draw blood from the blow (p.21.) Fredericks slave owners weren’t as cruel to him as the slave owner who lived close to him. Although his slave owners were not as cruel to him by whipping they were still hurting him not physically but mentally. The slave owners told Frederick that the idea of slaves wanting to learn to read or write would possibly lead to the enslavement of whites and the freedom of blacks and that it would cause the slave to become hard to keep. Frederick says “These words sank deep into my heart, stirred up sentiments within that lay slumbering”

African Americans seemed to only come at the mercy of the Whites when they thought they were free. Freedman, something that should be the same for all natural born citizens and includes the right to owning their own property, live life as they like, able to vote, and to work earning fair wages.

The Civil War was one of the most difficult and trying times during American history. The war ended with the the Union and Confederate states torn apart over one major issue: slavery. With the end of the Civil War came the end of slavery in the United States. Although the former black slaves were now free, they had no land and very few rights, and most did not even have family. Though out reconstruction, blacks were able to gain rights, but were continuously repressed by the white Southerners. The only way to truly enfranchise the former slaves was by effectively disenfranchising their former masters. The reign the masters had over their former slaves disabled the slaves from trying to fulfill their lives as equal American citizens. In

The Civil War was a war fought between the United States of America and the Confederate States of America. There was a great divide between the North and South because of slavery, states rights, and expansion. The war was fought to preserve the Union, but eventually it became more focused on slavery. In the end, the North won the Civil War, because of their industrial economy, winning the Battle of Gettysburg, and the Emancipation Proclamation.

Frederick didn’t know his father and he saw his mom 5 times in his life. As a slave he worked all day and slepton dirt floor in potato sacks to keep warm. Frederick was sent to Maryland when he was 8 years old . He was self-educated he learned how to read on his own and taught other slaves to read also. Frederick worked and got 6 dollars a week and had to give 3 dollars to his master. this did not make him happy.When Frederick Was 18 when he planned his escape From Baltimore to New York

The Civil War was fought for rights and a dream.” Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation,conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are equal.”The Civil war was one of the most deaths from the same country. 6200 of 24 million soldiers were killed in the war.” The brave men,living and dead,who struggled here.” The North and south fought for Authority but in the end came together.In 1854 the law to end slavery was suggested. In all the Civil War took the lives of many U.S

The Civil War acted as the catalyst for change for African Americans. The war was fought between the Northern States (Union) and Southern States (Confederates) of the United States. The war was fought on many fronts, one of which was how to deal with slavery. The North advocated for total eradication and the South wanted to retain their slave ownership. The North prevailed and “President Abraham Lincoln offered his conciliatory plan for reunification of the United States with his Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction.” This victory held special significance for the African Americans as it signaled the start of a new era.

The Civil War was fought for several reasons, but one was much more prevalent than the others. Slavery. The Confederate States wanted to secede from the Union and create a new nation. They would keep slavery and maintain their way of life. The Union opinion was just the opposite. They wanted to abolish slavery, and keep the Confederate states a part of the Union. In the end, a Union victory ended slavery and kept the United States united.

People may believe that the civil war was fought over many other factors. However, the cause, events and results were more for the slaves and their benefits. Therefore, war was over African American’s freedom and equality. Every single choice Abraham Lincoln made has benefited the African American. African Americans were forced to follow unfair rules and regulation.They were forced to work on plantation without having a choice a to make. They were considered irrelevant. Abraham Lincoln did not like the idea of slavery at all If it did not

The American Civil War was a time wrought with peril. Families were split along party lines and took up arms against one another to fight for what they believed was right. Yet there was one group of people who had more to gain than any other present in the war, and that was the African American slave. This war was one of the biggest turning points in the morality of America all because of what happened to the slave in this war. They enlisted in the army, fought bravely, and after long last, gained their freedom.

The American Civil War lasted from April 12, 1861 to May 9, 1865. It was the bloodiest war in American history, killing approximately 620,000 soldiers in total. The War was fought and won by the North, ensuring that all the United States would stay united and slavery would be illegal in The United States. However, history is one of the most complicated things in the world. It’s also one of the most important things in the world because history is what made the present possible. Historians have debated the cause of The American Civil War for over a hundred and fifty years. This is a very complicated question as history can be a matter of opinion sometimes. When looking at history, one of the most important tools you can have is written words from past men and women of the time. “It is chiefly through books that we enjoy intercource with superior minds. In the best books, great men talk to us, give us their most precious thoughts, and pour their souls into ours. God be thanked for books. They are the voices of the distant and the dead, and make us their heirs of the spiritual life of past ages.” William Ellery Channing an American preacher 1780-1842. Writings from the time will reveal the true history of the time. The writings of John C. Calhoun, Alexander Stephens, and Henry Clay, are three opinions that highlight the causes of the Civil War.

The goal of the civil war was never originally to free slaves but slaves became a large part of the war. African American slaves overcame many challenges to finally receive their freedom. Many African Americans endured the chance to fight for the union and that immensely increased the man power of the union.

People disagree with why the Civil War was fought, but the main purpose was to free the slaves. Others say it was about states’ rights and the South wanting to decide how their people were going to live their lives. The only reason they wanted more rights though was so they could have slavery. Slavery is the exact opposite of having personal rights, which all Americans want (The War...,

He was separated from his mother at an early age, as slaves they didn’t really get an option. When reading about him being separated, it took me back to the poem “The Slave Mother” written by Frances E.W. Harper. Frederick didn’t go into great detail