Lincoln New Haven Speech

On July 4th 1862, the confederates surrendered the town of Vicksburg to Ulysses S. Grant. This influenced Lincoln to make the biggest decision of his life. He delivered the Emancipation Proclamation on November 19th, 1863, saying the nation’s fundamental goal is that all men are created equal. He states in the speech, “The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have hallowed it, far above our poor power to add or detract.” He wants the country to understand that we are starting something new. The soldiers have struggled to recreate our country, and that the country needs to take advantage of this opportunity. He has now committing himself to getting rid of slavery. On January 31, 1865, Congress officially ends slavery with the thirteenth amendment. The thirteenth amendment states, “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.” After many years, slavery has finally ended. Lincoln passed the thirteenth amendment, meaning slavery can no longer exist in his country. This will help recreate the country that has been broken for many years. From February 1863 through April 1865, Lincoln believed the best way for this country to unite was without slavery, contradicting what he believed from the start of his senate race to Post First

The 13th amendment abolished slavery and freed millions of African Americans. This was supposed to improve their lives and give them a new beginning. However, more than 30 years after the abolishment, their situation has not improved. Their right to vote was revoked in many southern states during the early 1890s. Less than 40% of black children were enrolled in schools in Georgia by 1880. Between 1880 and 1918, over 2400 African Americans were hanged. Africans had the lowest paying jobs and very few owned land. Jim Crow laws were established in many southern states to legalize segregation. Their situation was disastrous and wasn’t improving. Four respected spokespersons presented their ideas to fix this racial inequality crisis. The four courageous people who offered their alternatives were Ida B Wells, Booker T. Washington, Henry Turner and W.E.B Du Bois.

Argument found in 13th: The mass increase of population in prison systems is a continuation of slavery that allegedly ended in 1865.

The Fifteenth Amendment granted black men to vote. Put emphasis on men because at this time women still couldn't vote.This amendment would not be fully followed until almost a century. What the government did was that they made a literacy test so difficult that no slave could pass because they had no education. So no blacks could vote really for a long time. So to loop their loophole that made a rule called the Grandfather Clause. This made if your grandfather could vote you did not have to take the literacy test. So every white person's grandfather could vote since they lived in england. So this rule did not apply to blacks since their grandfathers were black and could not vote. One of the main reasons that they made this rule is because

Argument found in 13th: 13th states a problem about our 13th amendment claiming that everyone is free to their freedom but in all reality African Americans are still being targeted and put in prisons and treated like slaves for no reason.

Slavery is alive in the United States of America; it’s just morphed to fit itself into modern times. Every time I see the text of the 13th Amendment, I wonder if that little caveat was intentional or just really naïve.

Thanks to the groundbreaking Thirteenth Amendment, no person may be forced to work except in retribution for a crime he or she committed. The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is often viewed only as the amendment that abolished the insufferable slavery of African-Americans, - and this does appear to be the case on the surface - however many more interpretations promise many useful arguments for the labor movement and cause controversy over its ineffectiveness in combating racism and its hand in creating the hotly-debated American for-profit prison system.

By the time the sun barely peeks over the horizon, several others and I have been working the fields for hours. We pick cotton until our fingers bleed. If my first strip isn’t done before noon, the whip will come slashing. If I complete my strip and take a break before moving on to the next section, the whip will come slashing. If my legs give out and can no longer support my weight, the whip will come slashing. When I was informed about the new amendment to the constitution tears welled up in my eyes as I took a step towards freedom, or what I thought was freedom. The thirteenth amendment brought forth the idea that slavery would be abolished. However, the congressmen left a loophole in the amendment, allowing slavery to continue, but under another name.

In Abraham Lincoln’s Lyceum speech given in 1838, he instructs the audience how perpetuate our political institutions. How do we keep our country united? “The answer is simple. Let every American, every lover of liberty…swear by the blood of the Revolution, never to violate in the least particular, the laws of the country; and never to tolerate their violation by others.” But what about bad or unjust laws? “[I]f they exist, [they]should be repealed as soon as possible, still while they continue in force, for the sake of example, they should be religiously observed.”

Before President Lincoln and Congress propose anything regarding the slavery, in 1861, Congress passed the thirteen amendment that stated that they would not get involved with the states regarding slavery nor be associated with it. States started to not let Blacks have their freedom, which made them upset and mad. Luckily, this horrendous situation stopped because the thirteen amendment was not successful and only had “two states ratified it,” and Abraham Lincoln became President and step in to make change for the Blacks. In 1863, the country started to shift their belief and opinion about slavery when President Lincoln “issued the Emancipation Proclamation” in January 1, 1863. The Emancipation Proclamation stated that all slaves should be release, and set free. It was not successful because the proclamation “didn’t extend emancipation to … states ... of the Confederacy that [were] already … under Union control.” Even though it was not successful as President Lincoln had hoped so, he did not give up. In January 31, 1865, “Congress passed a new thirteen amendment.” In order for this new amendment to go in the Constitution, it has to be ratify by the states in the United

16) Lincoln clearly stated his dislike for slavery, yet when it comes time for him to discuss what he would do to amend the problem, he does not have a definite solution. This uncertainty, I feel, comes from a desire to have political support from states in both the North and the South. He says he “agrees with the southerners” on their feelings about slavery but also agrees with the Northern thought that it is immoral. He isn’t an abolitionist who criticizes southerners because he still fully does not understand his feelings on the African American community as a whole. At one point he even suggests to “send them back to Africa.” (Johnson p. 17) I believe that while Lincoln is reestablishing his political career in 1854, his desire for vast political support is still clouding his view on how to amend the problem of slavery.

What makes a great president? A great president is a person who is strong enough and has the ability to lead the U.S. Others might think that you need the ability to never give up and to stand up for the U.S. This year many people voted for a president that they are not even sure can handle Presidential responsibility. Today we will be talking about one of America's great presidents. His name is President Abraham Lincoln.

Abraham Lincoln gave his first political announcement March 9th of 1832 introducing himself to his New Salem neighbors of Illinois

Being that the United States is contained with Democrats and Republicans. Lincoln success to passing the thirteenth amendment was a controversial issue for many. As discussed in class these groups were formed to give voice to ordinary people and to disable the Government from becoming tyrannical. Many people disagreed with the passing of this law. Many feared that the abolishing of slaves will affect many job opportunities for themselves. Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863, which had freed most slaves as a fighter in the war but had not made slavery illegal. Lincoln faith towards passing this issue was very extreme. Slaves where page the bare minimum for their service in the war. However, in order for slavery to be abolished, Lincoln had to gain votes from Democratic and Republican parties. Some politicians see peace as a necessary precursor to the passing of the amendment, but others see the passing of the amendment as a step on the road to the end of the Civil War. In order to gain votes for many different regions, Lincoln had to ensure individuals, pay and job opportunities to be successful in the abolishment of slavery. Abraham Lincoln had a lot of faith and patience towards the abolishment of

Freedom one word but so many meanings. Did you know that Abraham Lincoln was a famous President. When the Civil War was going on Abraham was elected President in 1860 and was the 16th president. I done some research on the famous Abraham Lincoln that sacrifice himself for his country. Abraham was born February 12th 1809 and age was 54, death April 15th 1865. John Wilkes Booth assassinated Abraham Lincoln . Lincoln had 3 sons their names were Robert, Wille, and Edward. He had a wife named mary. Mary was age 28. Lincoln grew up in Kentucky and in Indiana.Abraham had a sister named sarah. sarah died in January 20th 1828.