{"id":1541,"date":"2019-11-04T10:04:09","date_gmt":"2019-11-04T15:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/ldst1010304f2019\/?p=1541"},"modified":"2019-11-04T10:04:09","modified_gmt":"2019-11-04T15:04:09","slug":"oh-abe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/ldst1010304f2019\/2019\/11\/04\/oh-abe\/","title":{"rendered":"Oh… Abe..?."},"content":{"rendered":"

This article, like several we have read in this class, is very interesting because it reveals pieces of history that were untaught, unmentioned, and in some senses swept under the rug. I appreciate Zinn\u2019s mostly unbiased inclusion of all the different factors and discussions that occurred leading up to the abolition of slavery. He thoroughly discussed the country\u2019s reasons for holing onto slavery for so long. When I was growing up I was aware that the south was dependent on human labor for their agriculture however I was not under the impression that the whole country, at least those who were of wealth, were accepting of slavery and the economic profit it brought forth. This is somewhat disturbing to me because human slavery is never justified, and the fact that many more American citizens were ok with slavery, even though they knew it came along with physical punishment and lack of basic human rights. EW.<\/span><\/p>\n

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It was also very interesting to learn more about Abraham Lincoln. Growing up I thought Lincoln was the MAN. He still is in some ways yet learning about how he tiptoed around the wants of the wealthy alters my view of him. In Zinn\u2019s passage, he mentions \u201cLincoln could argue with lucidity and passion against slavery on moral grounds while acting cautiously in practical politics,\u201d(Zinn 187). While I do understand that he has to be considerate of all opinions of his followers in order to stay in power, this was still eye-opening for me. Maybe it is because I have subconsciously linked the abolition of slavery with Lincoln. I always viewed Lincoln as a freedom fighter, activist, stick it to the mankind of guy, a man with morals he was willing to fight for\u2026 Hm.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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