Hesitant Emancipator- Lincoln

It was full of the history about the nation, the civil war, and a recap of the three day battle. The real purpose of this speech was to dedicate a cemetery to the fallen soldiers (“Wise Words” 1). Lincoln had said during his two minute speech was that the best way for the living to honor the dead was to continue with the cause (Wise Words 1). What lincoln had meant by a new birth of freedom was that the nation would be free for both blacks and whites. This government cannot endure a permanently half free and half slave population (Barney, Brett, and Lisa Paddock 1). With this being said, the speech gave universal satisfaction to the

Under the will of the law, people should live in unity for a common good. He suggested that everybody in America should contain that sacred principle of unity and should consider being reasonable rather than being rightful. The minority has equal rights just like everybody else and going against it is oppression. He talked of those individuals who would have bad intentions of ruining the unity of people of America, people should persevere and never allow giving chances. The unity in the country is promising which is evidenced by the prevailing peace in the country. Although the diverse types of the people living in the states have different origin, they live in unity without discrimination. Out of this unity, America seems to be the most powerful state in the

Lincoln’s optimistic tone encourages all Americans to put behind them the Civil War and progress forward as a united nation once more. President Lincoln calls to action all the peoples of America with sentences such as, “let us strive on to finish the work we are in” and

Quotation * “The white man has broken the tribe. And it is my belief—and again I ask your pardon—that it cannot be mended again.”—Msimangu * “I see only one hope for our country, and that is when white men and black men . . . desiring only the good of their country, come together to work for it”--Msimangu * “Cry for the broken tribe, for the law and the custom that is gone. Aye, and cry aloud for the man who is dead, for the woman and children bereaved. Cry, the beloved country, these things are not yet at an end.”—Arthur Jarvis

In his speech, Lincoln used a passionate and inclusive tone to give the impression that they were all equal and were at risk of losing the same things. This could inspire a feeling of unity between Lincoln and the audience. “…devoted altogether to saving the Union…” (paragraph 2). In this statement, Lincoln used both diction and sentence structure to impact his audience. He used emotionally charged words such as “devoted” and “saving” to express a sense of passion. He also used long sentences that would reiterate similar ideas to help get his point across. “…to bind up the nation’s wounds; to care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan…” (paragraph 4). In this part of his address, Lincoln uses imagery, facts, and

“What I told you is what your grandparents tried to tell me: that this is your country, that this is your world, that this is your body, and you must find some way to live within the all of it.” (Coates). This powerful quote exemplifies the mistreatment of blacks in America as something that has been prevalent throughout our nation’s history and is still present in our contemporary world. Our national founding document promised that “All men are created equal”. As a nation we have never achieved the goal of equality largely because of the institution of slavery and its continuing repercussions on American society.

Lincoln was a noble man. He was known as honest “Abe” when he practiced law. When he spoke he stood still and kept his hands behind his back. He used his words very cautiously but spoke with conviction and motivation. He was always very positive, hoping for a reconciliation between the states. “Lincoln's distinctively human and

“I will say here, while upon this subject, that 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

President Abraham Lincoln orated a powerful persuasive speech in his Second Inaugural Address, just one month before the end of the Civil War. This speech shed light to his contemplation of the effects of the Civil War and provided his vision for the future of the nation. Lincoln’s address was written through a logical theme that focused on the unity of the country. He used religion, specific diction, and flat-out logical thinking to convey his message. The speech was given as the Civil War was ending, and President Lincoln wanted to provide a bit of light in a very dark time. He could have given the lengthy speech that the audience expected; but instead, he gave a short message of unity that fueled the United States for years to come.

" I hold that in the present state of civilization, where two races of different origin, and distinguished by color, and other physical differences, as well as intellectual, are brought together, the relation now existing in the slaveholding States between the two, is, instead of an evil, a good a positive good." ... "I hold then, that there never has yet existed a wealthy and civilized society in which one portion of the community did not, in point of fact, live on the labor of the other." ...

The passage, Why Race Matters?, reminded us of the significances of 2008 presidential campaign. When for the first time an African American man, Barack Obama, and white woman, Hillary Clinton, was running for president and not to forget on the republican side a white woman, Sarah Palin, as vice president. American felt proud and processive how these candidates. When Obama was elected as president many thought that was the end of racism. But that’s obviously not the case, flashforward to present day where we see police brutality and shooting on innocent african american men and a republican nominee Spooling out hate and offensive remarks about illegal immigration. In The Next American Revolution, a quote that really stood out to me was by Paul

Even though he naively believed that white men were the supreme race, he was staunchly against slavery as an institution and felt that the Declaration of Independence included black persons. In the same debate, Lincoln goes on to state that he “[does] not perceive that because the white man is to have the superior position the Negro should be denied every thing” (Lincoln). He believed that ‘the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness,’ as outlined in the Declaration of Independence, applies to all men, regardless of their color, ethnicity, or culture. This may be attributed to the fact that he had not had many encounters with Black slaves until when he was in his late teens, where it had a profound impact on him (Foner 8).

The main reason Abraham Lincoln was called "The Great Emancipator" was on the grounds that he marked the Emancipation Proclamation. Other than that he didn't need anything to do with the slaves. As indicated by Mackubin Owens (2004) it should make every one of the slaves free however it just liberated slaves where the concentrated had no force. It neglected to apply the slaves inside of the dependable slave states or in those components of the Confederacy underneath Union administration. To be sure, Lincoln neglected to free the slaves; they liberated themselves (para 4).

After reviewing Abraham Lincoln’s views pertaining to the institutions of slavery and notation of racial equality in 1854, Abraham Lincoln’s notion of slavery is “They are just what we would be in their situation…”, meaning if whoever is against slavery lived in the south, they’d be in favor and custom to the idea of racial inequality, whereas if a southern lived in the north they would be against slavery because of the environment they live in. Lincoln describes slavery as an “usurpation”. Lincoln mentions that he is not in favor of having a black man and white man on the same pedestal, on the contrary, he would have a black women as a wife, but not want to make her a slave. It does seem that Lincoln's thoughts are a little persuaded by the

If I could save the Union without freeing any slave I would do it, and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing some and leaving others alone I would also do that. What I do about slavery, and the colored race, I do because I believe it helps to save the Union; and what I forbear, I forbear because I do not believe it would help to save the Union. I shall do less whenever I shall believe what I am doing hurts the cause, and I shall do more whenever I shall believe doing more will help the cause. I believe the declara[tion] that 'all men are created equal ' is the great fundamental principle upon which our free institutions rest; that negro slavery is violative of that principle; but that, by our frame of government, that principle has not been made one of legal obligation; that by our frame of government, the States which have slavery are to retain it, or surrender it at their own pleasure; and that all others---individuals, free-states and national government---are constitutionally bound to leave them alone about it. I believe our government was thus framed because of the necessity springing from the actual presence of slavery, when it was framed. That such necessity does not exist in the teritories[sic], where slavery is not present" He claimed that he was “antislavery.” The reason he claims to be antislavery is because he believes in the Constitution