Lincoln University

During his first term, Lincoln had many issues at hand, one of which being the fugitive slaves who were escaping into the North. He and other Union officials were debating whether to keep the slaves as confiscated property and “contrabands” of war, or return them back to the rebellious…

2017 Slavery, the backbone of racial tension in not only America but the world. Many different ideals and ideologies come to a person's mind when the topic of slavery is brought up. Names such as Fredrick Douglas, Nat Turner, and Abraham Lincoln are all heavily associated with the term slavery. A good majority of the world would have a negative appeal with the word, however, there are some people that have a positive appeal with the word. For instance, slave trade did affect the economy…

Woodson, George Cleveland Hall, W.B. Hartgrove, Alexander L. Jackson, and James E. Stamps. Harvard graduate named Carter G. Woodson who promoted a national celebration of black contribution. He selected the second week of February during which Abraham Lincoln and Fredrick Douglas had celebrated their birthdays. He called it Negro Week (Horton 3). The Association for the study of Negro life and history…

lives. McClellan would do everything in his power to ensure that he could keep as many of his soldiers alive as he could; because of this he was very cautious and it took him a long time to prepare his army for battle thus he became unpopular with Lincoln and the republicans. But even so, George McClellan was an important military officer because his successes as a general of the Civil War, due to his…

individual African American leaders and their contribution to the cause, both excelling the demise and diminishing it also.The second is … When reviewing The Death of Slavery: The United States, 1837-1865 (Elbert B. Smith), George Shepperson of the University of Edinburgh wrote, ‘it is regrettable, however, that, in a book which is forced to deal with the American anti-slavery movement, there should be so very little on black abolitionism. Is not Frederick Douglass, that outstanding black…

Some believe that it was not really important but on the flip side they believe it was the only real cause. Edna Medford is a professor at Howard University in Washington DC and specializes in 19th century African American History and she is a member of the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial (200years) foundation and she says “Oh, absolutely. It’s all about slavery. …, Americans, unfortunately, don’t know our own history, after the war, the nation sort of came together…

thise Ph.D. program I plan to expand on my proficiency in history so that I can help bridge the gap between past, present, and future for myself and my students. In conclusion, I believe I am the ideal candidate for an assistantship at Georgia State University because of my 10 years of teaching experience in public schools. If one were to review my professional background, it would highlight my commitment to academic achievement for urban at-risk youth, showcase my expertise in differentiating…

“I have a dream” speech is one of the greatest speeches in history. Dr. King stood in front of 250,000 people at the Lincoln Memorial for the 1963 March on Washington for a genuine change in the Americans society, against radical discrimination. Dr. King the most iconic leader of the American civil rights movement. The main purpose of Dr. King historical speech is to make actual promises of democracy, change, and potential for hope in American society. His dream was that one day all men and…

In Apostles of Disunion, Charles Dew discusses how he originally thought that states’ rights were the predominant reason that the Civil War occurred. This point of view stemmed from his readings as a boy and his ancestor’s experiences with the war. The central idea behind the authors writing of the book is his analysis of the letters and speeches that the secession commissioners wrote, in which he sought the reasons other than states’ rights to their secession from the Union. Correspondingly, he…

good realistic fiction novel has the ability to pull some readers in more than a lesson ever could. However, literature does much more than just drawing the reader in. According to Emily Klein, the Assistant Professor of Curriculum at Montclair University, “Literature is also a powerful tool for integrating and highlighting voices from the past—especially those of children, minorities, women, and the poor—that may…