Anyone with education if asked who Abraham Lincoln war, can help give you an answer right away. They most often tell you that he was the sixteenth president, or the more important answer, “He was the president who set the slaves free.” Those are both correct, but the reason why we're here talking about this great man is because of all the actions he took in order to stand up for what he believed in. Abraham was a man who had a vision to one day free all slaves and he did so years after. That was what led to his accolade “The Great Emancipator”. Abraham Lincoln was a president, who did many things during his time in office. Actions such as aiding the civil war, carring out important documents and most importantly freeing the slaves. Now, I see
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On September 22 of 1862, was when the Preliminary Emancipation was induced. It was not in effect till January 1,1863. Lincoln then went on to say “-all persons held as slaves within any state, or designated part of a state, the people whereof shall then be in rebellion against the United States, shall be then in, thenceforward, and forever, free;”. Lincoln shows uttermost sense for the abolition of slavery. With the freeing of slaves, you can see the happiness of people in the north; North being the primarily free part of the county while the south was against this push for emancipation. With emancipation on the way you can see where things would take a toll for the worse. A huge rise of racism would be one of the factors. Just because slaves were free did not mean they were treated with respect. Racist attitudes rose as well as ways to keep African-American people as slaves. Slavery was legal in most states especially in the south, which was the region the posed the biggest threat. Without slave workers, who would run their production? The slave owners livelihood depended on people of color. The trouble it brought also introduced positive changes, it evidently helped these people figure out innovative ways to speed up
On September 22 of 1862, was when the Preliminary Emancipation was induced. It was not in effect till January 1,1863. Lincoln then went on to say “-all persons held as slaves within any state, or designated part of a state, the people whereof shall then be in rebellion against the United States, shall be then in, thenceforward, and forever, free;”. Lincoln shows uttermost sense for the abolition of slavery. With the freeing of slaves, you can see the happiness of people in the north; North being the primarily free part of the county while the south was against this push for emancipation. With emancipation on the way you can see where things would take a toll for the worse. A huge rise of racism would be one of the factors. Just because slaves were free did not mean they were treated with respect. Racist attitudes rose as well as ways to keep African-American people as slaves. Slavery was legal in most states especially in the south, which was the region the posed the biggest threat. Without slave workers, who would run their production? The slave owners livelihood depended on people of color. The trouble it brought also introduced positive changes, it evidently helped these people figure out innovative ways to speed up