Secession

Thomas DiLorenzo’s book, The Real Lincoln, has given us a fresh perspective on our sixteenth president, Abraham Lincoln. The purpose of the book is to shed light on Lincoln’s true beliefs and motives behind his presidential decisions. Throughout the book, the reader is given multiple examples of Lincoln’s thoughts and ideas that supported his actions. DiLorenzo does a great job at keeping his readers engaged and involved. DiLorenzo is not new to the world of writing. He has authored multiple…

painter who paints day after day from morning to night... Who ever wants to know something about me... ought to look carefully at my pictures"(Wanczura). He is one of the masters of modern European painting who helped found the popular Viennese Secession movement. Gustav Klimt’s decorative, seductive style, and use of gold and pattern continue to fascinate art lovers today.…

serious crisis in American history after he was ceremonially sworn in as president. The Lower South including South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas had finally acted on their earlier threats. They declared secession because of the issue of slavery. Since Republican Party opposed slavery, the Lower South was afraid that Abraham Lincoln, as a Republican, would abolish slavery later on. Even though Lincoln had promised that he would not repeal slavery, the…

from the Union. I will also provide examples of why the Civil War was called, a “rich man’s battle” but a “poor man’s war.” Let us start from the beginning to help paint an image of what was going on prior to the Civil War and the beginning of secession for several…

Southerners knew that he would want to abolish slavery. Therefore, the only way they saw themselves maintaining the institution of slavery was by seceding. In Abraham Lincoln’s inaugural address he “declared secession legally void”(Unit 4, The American Yawp). He disagreed with Confederate states secession from America. Abraham Lincoln’s ideas were similar to Frederick Douglas’s ideas. Douglas argues that America has blinded themselves from the true American freedom. He tries to draw attention to…

Thomas J. DiLorenzo is an economics professor at Loyola College in Maryland. DiLorenzo is the author of eleven books, and is regularly published in academic journals around the United States. In being so widely renowned as an accredited author, his specialties in economic history and political economy, make DiLorenzo more than qualified to be an expert on the everyday life and history of Abraham Lincoln. DiLorenzo book, The Real Lincoln, dares to probe deep into the life of one of America’s most…

The issue of slavery in the United States became paramount in the late nineteenth century. There were two clear sides in this debate, those pro-slavery and those anti-slavery. This division was quite geographical, pitting the South against the North. Regional differences between the North and the South led to fierce conflict, particularly over the issue of slavery. The Northern states were free states, against the idea of slavery. The South was very pro-slavery, as their economy depended on it.…

these claims, the preservation of slavery and white superiority are ultimately the underlying lynch pins at the core of these theories that economic, political or social differences were the causes of the Civil War. Moreover, to ensure Southern secession, Southern leaders protected this racially motivated system by spreading fear of racial equality, war between the races and amalgamation of the races at the hands of Northerners who opposed slavery. Southern leaders later deflected their attempts…

The thirteenth amendment to the Constitution 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." What this statement means human beings cannot be held against their will or be forced to do labor no matter their race, sex, or religion. The main exception to this is if they’re convicted of a crime by a jury of their peers. This…

Carolina seceded, it caused a chain reaction of secession and was the final nail in the coffin that confirmed war between the north and south was inevitable. The Deep South had finally lost faith in their government and saw no hope for those in power to value their rights and ideals. With the United States in disarray, violence eventually broke out at Fort Sumter which led to the official start of the American Civil War as a result of the secession of the Deep…