American civil religion

Sojourner Truth was an African-American woman who from the 1820s until the day she died, fought for emancipation and women’s rights. Before she was officially known as Sojourner Truth; the activist, she was Isabella Baumfree; the slave. In New York, Baumfree spent her young years as a slave where she was faced with many of the cruelties of this forced lifestyle. Her siblings were ripped away from her family and sold to other plantation owners. Eventually, this was Baumfree’s reality as well. At…

James McPherson discusses the differences between the American North and South at length, citing more than just slavery as a divisive issue. Using voices from the north and the south, historians and local newspapers, individuals of note and the common man, McPherson does his best to represent all sides of the argument to show that the general consensus is that the North and South had two radically different outlooks on life. The north was progressive, embracing the Market Revolution and…

Stories such as Uncle Tom’s Cabin, “The Hunters of Men”, and “Civil Disobedience” all have a connection with the fight to gain civil rights and equality. Much of that still carries on into the 21st century we live in today. In Uncle Tom’s Cabin, a woman takes matters into her own hands in order to save her child, showing her strength and bravery that many women in today's time possess as well. “The Hunters of Men”, a short story written by John Greenleaf Whittier, is considered to be a public…

disadvantages in slavery’s continuance in the South and the West concerned the North, and the stress for abolition in the westward territories was heeded by the North. The North and South became polar opposites before the civil war with compromises and the influence of the Mexican-American war. The South supported the Gag Resolution, with all anti-slavery cases being tabled, and the Fugitive Slave Law, with slaves denied a jury trial and commissioners paid for not allowing the slave to be…

Abraham Lincoln is one of the greatest men who ruled American and he has forever remained a hero following his numerous contributions toward the building of United States of America. He was inspirational leader and a great politician, and these are some of the traits that make Lincoln a man of ideas. In his book, Allen C. Guelzo says that Lincoln was an intellectual leader despite having meager education. His inquisitiveness pushed him into democratic political philosophy that helped him become…

1936, American built the 1st slave ship launched from Massachusetts. The proslavery and antislavery had the battle in out frequently with violent outcomes in making the opposition expand to slavery to became the defining issue for the Republic Party. Both Lincoln and Stephen speeches’ had a historical explanation of the United States and analysis of the Kansas-Nebraska Act. Lincoln speech had some significant on the slavery issue. Those who were defending slavery included economics, religion,…

During the civil war, literature focused on slavery, life stories of slaves and people, and the dark side of war such as losing home. Literature pieces such as Uncle Tom’s Cabin explained the dark side of slavery. It presented the truth behind slavery and shared the…

sectionalism would make compromise impossible. These sectional tensions were heightened by differing opinions on western expansion, stark differences between northerners and southerners, and the election of The Age of Manifest Destiny would unite Americans with the belief that God’s will destined U.S expansion. With it came the ever-growing debate on the extension of slavery to the west. The debate sparked great controversy between the North and South, creating a greater divide in…

19th century philosopher, said, “The press, the machine, the railway, the telegraph are premises whose thousand-year conclusion no one has yet dared to draw.” Both men were correct in recognizing the power of technology, specifically concerning the Civil War. The cotton gin enabled the South…

major challenges of Reconstruction? Reconstruction era was the period in the United States after the Civil war in the South that lasted from 1863 to 1877. It was a harsh period for the US government, the Southerners and mostly the Freed Slaves. It was faced by many challenges ranging from disputed politics, political assassinations and impeachment, racial discrimination, corruption among others. The civil war had left the whole land and cities in ruins. Property worth millions had been destroyed…