Lincoln: The Most Significant Conflicts In The Film

The movie Lincoln, directed by the infamous Steven Spielberg, is based on the life of Abraham Lincoln and his efforts to pass the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would abolish slavery completely. With the assumption that the Civil War would end in one month, however, Abraham feels it it is imperative to pass the amendment by the end of January, thus removing any possibility that slaves who have already been freed may be re-enslaved. Radical Republicans believe the amendment will be defeated, due to the support of it not being completely assured, since they prioritize the issue of ending the war. Even if all of them are ultimately brought on board, the

On the eve of the Election of 1864, God won't let Master Lincoln end this war until he does the right thing. Master Lincoln's needs to punish de south we ain't gettin justices until dem slave owners are punish. I'm negro women but this negro woman ought to tell master Lincoln that compromise would mean that all the suffering, and sacrifice of the past three and half years would be all in waste. Let Dem slave own would prevail.

Dilorenzo, Thomas J. The Real Lincoln: A New Look at Abraham Lincoln, His Agenda, and an Unnecessary War New York: Three Rivers Press.

The freedom of America’s slaves has always been accredited to Abraham Lincoln, but he was not always the complete abolitionist as he is commonly portrayed. The “house divided”, as Lincoln depicts it in his famous ‘House Divided’ speech, of the United States during the Civil War, was not always lead towards the freedom of all mankind, and there is sufficient evidence to support this claim. The sixteenth president is most commonly remembered for inducing the courage and determination to end the Civil War, with the Emancipation Proclamation, although when it more closely studied he did not cross the great divide of enslavement vs. freedom with the submittal of that fabled document. When following the many famous quotes and speeches of Lincoln’s life, it appears that he was against all slavery and bondage. Although when they are more closely examined, the quotes and speeches actually leaned towards his lack of strong opinion on the outcome of slavery. Lincoln is perceived as the most famous revolutionary of American history, but he does not live up to his legacy of being the eradicator of forced servitude.

In the textbook of “Lincoln and the Triumph of a Nation” by author Mark E. Neely, Neely goes on to state how important it is to love the nation. This is necessary to understand how the constitution has a history in the civil war. In some chapters, Neely goes on to describe and show how the love Lincoln had for his country and how it changed how he viewed the constitution and convinced himself that the United States should not be split. His love for the country made him give more power to the presidency, he stopped for some time the writ of habeas corpus because of the recent riots and militia actions that were shown about within the first year of the civil war. As Neely stated “Abraham Lincoln, in short, was not about to let the writ of habeas corpus stand in the way of the life of the nation”. But he only increased this power for small things and for a short amount of time. Also the love that he had for the country led him to write the Emancipation Proclamation. With this he took a big step in ending racism inside the constitution. Some thing that did challenge the Emancipation Proclamation was racism, but soldiers when they were able to read the

President Abraham Lincoln was known for leading the bloodiest conflict in United States history during the Civil War. Lincoln successfully protected the slaves and the South from seceding. Lincoln’s career included the following influential positions: lawyer, senator, and eventually the President of the United States of America. The experiences of his personal life, career as a political man, and his ultimate contributions to America make him an important man in American history.

The Thirteenth Amendment proved Lincoln’s new stand on the issue of emancipation (Fletcher, 2007). Lincoln was largely inspired by the Preamble to the Declaration of Independence; he genuinely wanted all races to be free and equal. Throughout the Civil War period, Lincoln

When a president is sworn into office, they swear to preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States. In the oath of office, there is no exception for nullification of the document, therefore meaning that the president is expected to follow the rules that are written. Abraham Lincoln, on the other hand, completely broke his promise to obey the Constitution, and took all matters into his own hands. Throughout his years as president, Lincoln managed to suspend the right of habeas corpus, imposed martial law, and overall took away many of the citizen’s freedom of speech given to them by the Constitution. Although Lincoln wanted to restore the Union during the Civil War, in no way did he have the right to defy the Constitution,

Abraham Lincoln is arguably one of the most influential presidents that our nation has had to this day. He fought to abolish slavery through the beginning phases of the Emancipation Proclamation, and attempted to unify our country once again. Though Lincoln accomplished an incredible amount in office and played a vital part in how America functions today, it was his assassination that truly changed America forever. In the book, Killing Lincoln written by Bill O’ Reilly and Martin Dugard, these co-authors explore the four month period (April to late July) that led the assassination of Abraham and the advances to track down Wilkes Booth and everyone that helped him.

Abraham Lincoln is often regarded as a resilient individual who triumphed over adversity during one of the most turbulent times in Unites States history: the American Civil War. Traits that are often attributed to him are honesty, charisma, a silver tongue, and a sense of equality. Lincoln achieved notoriety not only with his exceptional delivery of famous speeches, such as the Lincoln-Douglas debates, but also with the lesser known interactions, conversations and daily activities with common people. Taken together, these speeches and activities culminate to reveal key qualities about Lincoln: his virtues. These virtues have assisted in defining who Lincoln is and how he is historically viewed in the eyes of Americans. His virtues include

The movie illustrates the constant tension that exists among the core values of American democracy. In class we learned that the three core principles are majority rule, political freedom, and political equality. These American values often conflict with each other in practice. Although majority rule, political freedom, and political equality are often in conflict with one another none of these principles by itself is enough to make a government democratic. When these three principals are balanced democracy is created. The promise of democratic process is not efficiency, agreement, clarity, or speed. The fundamental promise of democracy as a process is that all citizens have the right to participate in the process of deciding who gets

The 2012 historical drama entitled Lincoln highlights the significant occurrences throughout Abraham Lincoln’s presidency preluding to the passing of the thirteenth amendment and subsequently, his death in April of 1865. The film emphasizes the hardships and perseverance of African Americans in the 19th century as they struggled for their freedom and civil liberty. Abraham Lincoln’s persistence toward working to get the thirteenth amendment passed, which was one of his greatest achievements as president, is the primary driving force in which the film portrays the events’ historical significance. The film demonstrates the difficulties that Lincoln, his family, his advisors, and his supporters go through as they push to gain more support to

"Lincoln" (2012) is a historical film directed by Steven Spielberg, about the final months of Abraham Lincoln's presidency. Abraham Lincoln is the vital force that motivated the people during the American Civil War. In this film, we got to see the 1860's through Lincoln's views and perspective. In a nation torn apart by civil war, Lincoln pursues an action that will bring peace to the nation and forever abolish slavey. We also got to visually experience his struggle trying to pass the 13th amendment. "Lincoln" is film that is beautifully made, stay true to the actual history, and left behind historical significance.

The story of Abraham Lincoln is a story that is as familiar to Americans as is any children’s fable. He was born in a log cabin, was our 16th president of the United States of America. He helped free the slaves from slavery and saved the Union. His assassination at Ford’s Theatre was at the hands of John Wilkes Booth. How did this unschooled, backwoods politician gain the presidency of this great country and guide this nation through its toughest crisis ever. Who was this Abraham Lincoln who helped our nation through his leadership role and intellectual mannerism?

“Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt” (Lincoln). Lincoln could not have said it better. In today’s society everything people say is judged harshly by everyone. A person could say one thing that can have multiple meanings and the first thing that comes to mind from other nowadays is negativity. Which is why many choose to stay quiet rather than say they might regret later. Quiet people nowadays are portrayed as weird, odd, dumb, or anti-social just because a person is quiet does not imply anything about their character. Society is too quick on labeling individuals on how they act in a matter of seconds, that is has become a natural reaction to critique someone based on something