Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution

The year 1865 was a tumultuous time for America and politically for Abraham Lincoln. The Civil War, a loss of so many American lives, was coming to an end, but at an incredible cost. The U.S. Congress approved the Thirteenth Amendment to abolish slavery. However, this act caused the assassination of President Lincoln by John Wilkes Booth after the end of the war on April 14, 1865. In May, the remaining Confederate forces surrendered. The estimated total casualties were 620,000 American deaths.…

As I sat in philosophy class, I listened to the discussion about “The Color of Fear” (documentary). Many people sat quiet in efforts to keep arguments and insults at bay. However, one female stated something that made my thoughts initiate. She loudly and proudly stated, “I’m a white female, as white as they come, and I do not have white privilege”. She finished her statement with a further explanation, “I had a rough life growing up and I never got everything I wanted; therefore, I’m sure I was…

War, Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863. The proclamation declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free." The Emancipation Proclamation did not actually free all the slaves, since the Proclamation was a military measure. It didn’t apply to border slave states like Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri, all of which had remained loyal to the Union. Lincoln, also, didn’t believed that blacks and whites…

The American Civil War has been widely considered one of the most prominent and momentous historical events of the late 19th-century. Since that time, scholars have noted how it has shaped the American public agenda, the country’s national politics, and economic outcomes seen in present times. Despite the extreme melody of differing views, few have placed great or even minimal focus on determining if the Civil War was inevitable. To address this inquiry, this composition seeks to persuade that…

As the heavily debated supreme court case arrived at its final verdict last Saturday, the 13th Amendment has been repealed yielding mixed reactions around the nation. To the dismay of colleges throughout the United States, slavery controls the ever growing economy of America. As student athlete’s lives are now lawfully dictated by local conferences students, the newest work-horses of the United States economy, rejoice at their newfound loss of rights. President of the College Athletes Against…

In Philadelphia, on April 1861, Alfred M. Green proposed one of the most iconic and inspiring speeches before the beginning of the American Civil War. Alfred M. Green discusses the concept of slavery and freedom in regard to the enlistments of African Americans in the Northern military regiments. Although many of his offers were ignored, Green still continued to advocate for his fellow African Americans and favored the idea for African Americans to fight for their legal status and ability to…

The Impact of Slavery An ongoing theme portrayed by the four sources was how intolerance versus humanity was involved with slavery during this time. In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn novel, the setting is Pre-Civil War, where slavery was still legal. This showed many aspects of intolerance and why people broke the rules because of the way Jim, the slave, was treated. In the DBQ Packet, The Relationship Between Huckleberry Finn and Jim: How Does Huck See Jim?, the theme of intolerance is…

Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of United States. !1861 – 1866) is an iconic historical figure,whose greatest achievement in the popular mind was the Emancipation Proclamation that led to the abolition of slavery. Yet for Lincoln slavery was not always the pre-eminent concern. He was rather obsessed with the notion of Union and sought at all costs to preserve it. This essay explores the differing perspectives of the role of the individual Lincoln in American history & politics separating the…

Lincoln's second term and the last stages of the civil war, tells the story of Lincoln's and Seward's struggle to get votes necessary to pass the 13th amendment through the House of Representatives before the end of the Civil war. Through the film we see all the strategies the Seward and his team used to convince republicans and democrats to support the amendment or to at least abstain from voting. Although the movie is sometimes inaccurate with some details, it mostly gives a real view of how…

have: “If the 13th Amendment of the US constitution freed black people, then why are so many black people not free?” The filmmakers examine many hindering factors that the black community have faced or may face in the future. The documentary suggests a critical issue in the African American community, mass incarceration, is a new form of slavery permitted by the 13th amendment. Mass incarceration refers to the incredibly high population of the prison systems.…