In the movie Lincoln, by Steven Speilberg, it shows how contrasting groups of people have very different views on racism. It is based in the fourth year of the civil war when Lincoln is trying to pass the 13th amendment to abolish slavery. In this essay I will be writing about how these different views on racism have developed through the years, to present day in the United States and how today racism still exists but in a different aspect.
First, one example of racism shown in the film is the Jolly’s. This is an example of racism in the film because when asked, the Jolly’s clearly state that they favor the 13th amendment. Although they favor the amendment to abolish slavery, they do not favor it because it will abolish slavery, they favor it because they think it will get the rebels to stop …show more content…
It was accepted then because they didn’t think of African-Americans as equals to them. After Abraham Lincoln abolished slavery, especially in present day, if you are pro-slavery you are frowned upon by society. This is a huge change because in the slave days it was a natural thing for people that could afford slaves to have them. Most never saw it from the slave’s perspective. Now, slavery is illegal in the United States and against most people’s morals.
In the film, Lincoln, during a house debate, Fernando Wood, who was an American politician of the Democratic Party clearly shows his position on the abolishment of slavery when he states, “if passed, shall set at immediate liberty four million coloreds while manacling the limbs of white race in America. If it is passed - but it shall not pass!” Being that he is an American politician of the Democratic Party, he has automatic ethos when talking about slavery. People will listen to him without question and want to side with him because he is well known and has a big
First, one example of racism shown in the film is the Jolly’s. This is an example of racism in the film because when asked, the Jolly’s clearly state that they favor the 13th amendment. Although they favor the amendment to abolish slavery, they do not favor it because it will abolish slavery, they favor it because they think it will get the rebels to stop …show more content…
It was accepted then because they didn’t think of African-Americans as equals to them. After Abraham Lincoln abolished slavery, especially in present day, if you are pro-slavery you are frowned upon by society. This is a huge change because in the slave days it was a natural thing for people that could afford slaves to have them. Most never saw it from the slave’s perspective. Now, slavery is illegal in the United States and against most people’s morals.
In the film, Lincoln, during a house debate, Fernando Wood, who was an American politician of the Democratic Party clearly shows his position on the abolishment of slavery when he states, “if passed, shall set at immediate liberty four million coloreds while manacling the limbs of white race in America. If it is passed - but it shall not pass!” Being that he is an American politician of the Democratic Party, he has automatic ethos when talking about slavery. People will listen to him without question and want to side with him because he is well known and has a big