Abraham Lincoln Term Papers Samples For Students

Afro-American History to 1877

“The Radical and the Republican: Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln, and the Triumph of Antislavery Politics” is a well written book by James Oakes. James Oakes in his book suggests that both Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglas fought slavery and stood up for the causes of slaves but they had different ways of fighting against slavery. The author presents thorough details of their working and ideas in his book. Oakes recognizes both of these leaders as reformers but portrays both of these leaders in different perspectives. This paper intends to discuss contributions of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglas and how their ...

A survey taken in Great Britain may lend credence to the charge that learning history at the movies is not “a good thing.” The 2011 poll revealed that 20 percent of those surveyed believe Sherlock Holmes was a historical figure, while a substantial percentage is convinced that Che Guevara, Florence Nightingale and Jesse James were fictional (Daily Mail, 2011). If it is true that the film and entertainment industry has become so powerful that it has a measurably misleading effect on historical knowledge, then learning history at the movies would, if anything, appear to be detrimental. Many filmmakers have skillfully blended art and ...

After the end of three hundred years of slavery, the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 by Abraham Lincoln freed Americans from shackles and chains of slavery. However, The Emancipation Proclamation was limited to the Southern States. States outside the South were still legally slaves. The final nail to slavery was realized when the thirteenth amendment was passed that abolished slavery across the territory of the United States.1 Still, the abolishment of slavery was only the first step towards racial cohesion and equality in America.
For many African Americans, the legal abolishment was only a façade of the truth. One ...