Barbara Fields wrote that the slaves did not need nor wait for anybody to help them and essentially freed themselves. ... Barbara Fields wrote that "Lincoln forced his secretary of war to delete from his report a paragraph to free and to arm slaves." and that Lincoln was " the principal opponent of slavery on moral grounds that precipitated it. " Then she says slaves enlisted in the army in order to free themselves. ... James Mcapherson also wrote about who freed slaves : "The clear answer is the war. ... He points out that Lincoln had to play the part of politician in these decisions an...

• Word Count: 850
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

To correct the mistake of the previous version of reconstruction many people from the era black and white wrote their own experience of reconstruction. W.E.B Du Bios was one these people who wrote about reconstruction in a new light and emphasis how many of the writing about the subject refuses to see blacks as human-beings. ... The author concludes with the statement that reconstruction was failure on creating an equal playing field for freedman. ...

• Word Count: 589
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

All of these men, including Chamberlain, who was a Lieutenant Colonel for the North, played important roles in early Confederate victories such as, the Battles of Manassas, Fredericksburg, and Chancellorsville. ... In defense of his view, McCarthy wrote, "None of this is to say that [Ronald] Maxwell has made a one-sided film [it] has to emphasize one side more strongly than the other just to achieve balance" (Gods and Generals). ... In defense of the film, and its lesser emphasis on southern slavery, McCarthy wrote, "This is a failing, but a minor one, and perhaps one that cann...

• Word Count: 1373
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Douglass was played significant role in the civil war by convincing Lincoln that the main focus of the war should be the abolishment of slavery and influenced a large amount of blacks to fight for the Union. ... His intelligence and incredible speaking abilities led people to question his former reputation as a slave, "the Liberator wrote that many people in the audience refused to believe his stories: How a man, only six years out of bondage, and who had never gone to school could speak with suck eloquence- with such precision of language and power of thought- they were utterly at loss to dev...

• Word Count: 1350
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Dew states, the only way to find clear evidence of the role slavery played in secession is to study the speeches and letters of the men who served as commissioners of the lower South. ... When Stephen Hale wrote letters to Kentucky's governor, he stressed that Northerners have done nothing but attack the South, and Lincoln's election was the final blow and a call for war. ...

• Word Count: 997
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The Civil War pitted Americans against each other. The sectional divisions between the North and South caused tensions leading up to the Civil War, but the issue of slavery would ultimately lead to war. Tensions evolved between the North and South before the Civil War due to their difference in econ...

• Word Count: 3046
• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Racism played a large factor in what happened to the Native Americans and other indigenous peoples of North America. ... Instead, once again, racism would come into play and many Mexicans would not be recognized as American citizens but instead they were seen as foreigners and they would lose their land just like the Native Americans did in court disputes with white Americans. ...

• Word Count: 2207
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

With the eventual success of the civil rights movement, it is important to trace back to its origins and the people and organizations that played a vital role in making the African American people's dreams become a reality. ...

• Word Count: 3545
• Approx Pages: 14
• Grade Level: Undergraduate